Course: Module Lexicology

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Course title Module Lexicology
Course code KNJ/YLEX2
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction German
Status of course unspecified
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)
  • Dömischová Ivona, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Hrdinová Eva, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Main topics: - The meaning of words - Description of the meaning in the dictionary - Pragmatic model of meaning - Semem - polysemy - metaphor - metonymy - ambiguity

Learning activities and teaching methods
Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Attendace - 10 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Emphasis is placed on the vocabulary of German, its evolution and development. Topics include issues of words, words meaning (denotation, connotation, onomatopoeia) and lexical-semantic relations.
Ability to explain the the basic lexicology concepts: sememe, word meaning, denotation, connotation, onomatopoeic words, and lexical relations.
Prerequisites
The student is able to discuss and respond in German language in the course.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Analysis of linguistic

the 80% attendance in the cours, taking the test
Recommended literature
  • Römer, Ch./Matzke, B. (2005). Lexikologie des Deutschen.. Tübingen: Gunter Narr Verlag.
  • Schippan, T. (1992). Lexikologie der deutschen Gegenwartssprache.. Tübingen: Max Niemeyer Verlag.
  • Vomáčková, O. (2007). Deutsche Lexikologie. Grundkurs. Olomouc.


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