Course: Lexicology

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Course title Lexicology
Course code KSU/7LEX
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech, Ukrainian
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Cholodová Uljana, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Lexicology as a linguistic discipline and its relationship to other disciplines. 2. Concrete and abstract meaning of words. The literal and figurative meaning of the word. Metonymy, metaphor, synecdoche. Homonyms Paronyms. 3. Synonyms, types of synonyms, creation of synonyms, synonym series. 4. Antonyms Types of antonyms. Antithesis- 5. Vocabulary of the contemporary Ukrainian written language from the point of view of origin. 6. Vocabulary of the contemporary Ukrainian literary language in terms of active and passive usage. Historicisms. Archaisms. Irregularities. 7. Vocabulary of the modern Ukrainian language from the point of view of the sphere of use. Professional lexicon. Terms. Dialectisms. Slangisms. Jargonisms. 8. Vocabulary of the contemporary Ukrainian language from the point of view of stylistic differentiation. Types of style and their main features. 9. Phraseology. The main symptoms of idioms. 10. Systemic connections in phraseology. 11. Lexicography. Types of dictionaries. 12. Course summary. Repetition of teaching material (theory according to questions and answers, practical tasks with vocabulary in the texts.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
The aim of this course is to analyse lexeme as the basic unit of lexical level of language and the essence of lexical meaning. Students will broaden their knowledge of Ukrainian lexicon from the point of view of its formation, origin, frequency of usage, and archaisms, historicism, standard and substandard expressions, professionalisms and slang. Special attention is paid to the differentiation of concepts of polysemy and homonymy. We shall work with prosaic texts and analyse selected lexemes as synonyms, anonyms, paronyms, metaphors, synecdoche or metonymy. During the lessons we shall also compare the Ukrainian texts with Czech material in order to point out the interlinguistic homonymy. At the end of the course we shall deal with lexicography, including the description of its history from the first Ukrainian dictionaries till the most modern ones.
Students will get familiar with the semantic structure of Ukrainian language in both synchronic, diachronic aspects, its main tendencies and trends. They will also obtain an important base for acquisition of Ukrainian language.
Prerequisites
A practical knowledge of Ukrainian, at least A level of the European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Written exam

* Regular attendance, max. 2 absences. * Conditions for obtaining the credit in summer semester: A written test on terminology and lexical analysis of text. * Conditions for passing the oral exam in summer semester: Proving the theoretical knowledge in the oral exam. Practical task in a text.
Recommended literature
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  • (2004). Slovnyky Ukrajiny (slovozmina, transkrypcija, frazeolohija, synonimija, antonimija). Elektronní verze. . Kyjiv.
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  • Ponomariv, O. (2005). Sučasna ukrajinska mova. . Kyjiv.
  • Skab, M. (2009). Rozmajittja dumky i slova. Aktuaľni problemy rozvytku ta funkcionuvannja ukrajinskoji movy. . Černivci .
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Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Ukrainian Philology Aimed at Translation and Business (2019) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Ukrainian Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Ukrainian Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer