Course: The basics of lexicology

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Course title The basics of lexicology
Course code KBH/LXM
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Nosková Milena, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Lexicology as a field of research, the basic terms, bibliography; lexicography, dictionaries, various types of dictionary, onomasiological and semasiological dictionaries; the notion of word, lexical semantics; neology; semantic change, semasiological-onomasiological derivation; specialisation, generalisation, lexical metonymy, lexical metaphor, folk etymology; phraseologisms, their characteristics and classification; the changing classification, the changing language; the lexicon as a whole; paradigmatic relations between lexical units.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
Lexicology as a field of research; its division; basic terminology; literature. Vocabulary as a whole. The word as a concept; the word as a sign; the meaning; the components of the meaning of autosemantic words; lexical onomasiology. Paradigmatic relations between lexical units. Lexical semasiology.
The aim of this course is to equip students with the essential theoretical knowledge of Czech lexical system and to develop skills necessary for the lexical analysis of a text, considering current lexical trends as well.
Prerequisites
Morphology, syntax, word formation.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Student performance assessment

Individual seminar paper.
Recommended literature
  • Čechová, M. a kol.:. Čeština - řeč a jazyk. SPN, Praha 2000.
  • Filipec, J., Čermák, F.:. Česká lexikologie. Academia, Praha 1985.
  • Hauser, P.:. Nauka o slovní zásobě. SPN, Praha 1980.
  • Hubáček, J. a kol.:. Čeština pro učitele. OPTYS, Opava 1996.
  • Karlík, P., Nekula, M., Pleskalová, J. Nový encyklopedický slovník češtiny, Praha, 2016..
  • Kolektiv autorů:. Příruční mluvnice češtiny. Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, Praha 1995.
  • Pokorný, L.:. Úvod do české lexikologie. PF, Č. Budějovice 1980.
  • Uher, F., Kneselová, H.:. Nauka o tvoření slov. MU, Brno 1998.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teacher training in Czech language and literature (1) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teacher training in Czech language and literature (1) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter