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Lecturer(s)
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Gutiérrez Rubio Enrique, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The course focuses on the following topics: 1. What is semantics? Meaning and extralinguistic reality, 2. Meaning according to Cognitive Linguistics, 3. Metaphor and metonymy, 4. Semantic relationships (synonymy, homonymy, polysemy, antonymy, hyperonymy and hyponymy) and tools for teaching the Spanish vocabulary to foreigners, 5. Causes and mechanisms of semantic change, 6. Origin of the Spanish lexicon, 7. The essencialist take on lexocopraphy, 8. Neology, Borrowing, and Code Switching.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
- Preparation for the Exam
- 49 hours per semester
- Attendace
- 24 hours per semester
- Homework for Teaching
- 52 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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Instruction is focused on the basic semantic concepts, the semantic relations in the lexikon and disciplines dealing with lexical units. In lectures is also included detailed analysis of the basic lexikografic works. Instruction is in Spanish.
The student has the basic knowledge of the structure of the lexicon and understands it, acquires the skill of working with specialized texts and can apply acquired knowledge on working with electronic language corpus.
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Prerequisites
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None.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Mark, Written exam, Student performance
1. attendence and active participation 2. preparetion for classes, knowledge and aplication basic cientific texts about taught topics During the semester, the student will complete a number of tasks based mainly on mandatory readings, audiovisual materials, interactive activities or searches on Spanish corpora.
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Recommended literature
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Alvar Ezquerra, M. (1993). La formación de palabras en espańol. Madrid: Arco-Libros.
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Gómez Capuz, J. (2005). Inmigración léxica. Madrid: Arco Libros.
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Lakoff, G. - Johnson, M. (2002). Metafory, kterými žijeme. Brno: Host.
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Penny R. (1991). Gramática histórica del espanol. Barcelona: Ariel.
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