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Individual works on the course of English Lexicology

Chair of English Philology

Romano-Germanic Philology Department

Ablai khan University of International Relations and World Languages

Module # 1

Theme # 1: “Word stock and society” (15 hours)

Subtheme # 1: “Neologisms”

Tasks:

1. Make a research work on the structure and usage of neologisms. Then present your findings in class. In your research include the following things:

- usage frequency

- users background

- what neologisms (their sphere)

- if they are the same in your mother tongue

- if they are effective to use

- if they are productive

Form of control: Slide show presentation of a research work.

Time to pass: 3-8^th of October, 2010

2. According to R. Berchfield who worked at compiling a four-volume supplement to NED says that averagely 800 neologisms appear every year in Modern English. And your task is to comment on the given statement and define the linguistic and extra-linguistic causes of it.

Make a scheme or table which shows:

- the reasons or causes of appearing more and more neologisms in English language;

- the development ways of neologisms;

- the attitudes of linguists towards new-coinages both literary and colloquial;

- the peculiarities and role in linguistics.

Form of control: Written table or scheme

Time to pass: 3-8^th of October, 2010

3. Analyze the term neologisms and the semantic groups of neologisms, then introduce some words or phrases that are new. Make a glossary of words used:

a) to denote computer languages

b) to denote linguistic notions

c) to denote words in economic, political, educational spheres

d) to denote the development of social activities

e) to denote the development of professional jargons

Form of control: Written glossary of words

Time to pass: 3-8^th of October, 2010

4. Look through the following classification types of neologisms according to the ways they are formed, analyze each type and then explain their differentiating features. Illustrate them with examples. Find out as much examples as possible.

Types of neologisms:

1) phonological neologisms

2) borrowed neologisms

3) semantic neologisms

4) syntactical neologisms

Form of control: Written analysis with examples

Time to pass: 3-8^th of October, 2010

Subtheme # 2: “Archaisms”

Tasks:

1. Find out the reasons why the words become archaic and present your findings. Make the list of archaic words connected with different themes. You may choose any theme you are interested in. present your task in the form of report with analysis.

Form of control: Report with analysis

Time to pass: 3-8^th of October, 2010

2. Differentiate two notions as lexical archaisms and semantic archaisms, explain their differences. Make an outline of a special lecture or seminar devoted to the given theme. In your outline you may include the following factors:

- aims and principles of the lecture or seminar

- problematic tasks or questions related to the theme

- introduction, body and conclusion of your presentation

- list of used literature

- typical tasks to fulfill.

Form of control: Outline of a lecture or a seminar

Time to pass: 3-8^th of October, 2010

3. Divide into small groups of 3 or 4 students. You are going to participate to the students’ scientific conference related to the theme “The usage problems of neologisms, archaisms and terms”. Think of different points to include in your scientific presentations. Consider different ideas of your team and discuss your ideas and decide on the best five to include in your presentations.

Form of control: Scientific discussion in groups

Time to pass: 3-8^th of October, 2010

Subtheme # 3: “Terms”

Tasks:

1. There are given three controversial problems in the field of terminology. Give your specific characteristics on each problem and say which of them do you mostly close to and why. Evaluate each problem of terms to the following scale: vital, important to some degree, less important. Present your opinions giving your own linguistic judgment.

1) a term loses its terminological status when it comes into common usage. Under the circumstances numerous terms pass into general usage.

2) there are linguists in whose opinion terms are only those words which have retained their exclusiveness and are not known or recognized outside their specific sphere.

3) according to some linguists an ideal term should be monosemantic. Polysemantic terms may lead to misunderstanding and that is a serious in professional communication.

Form of control: Presentation with judgement

Time to pass: 3-8^th of October, 2010

2. Find out information on the researches in the field of terminology. Make a table that shows the names of English, Kazakh and Russian linguists or scholars who really concerned with the problems of terminology. In your table include the following criteria:

- the names of linguists who concerned the given theme

- the problem they dealt with

- their suggestions or contributions to the field of terminology

Form of control: Making a table with analysis

Time to pass: 3-8^th of October, 2010

3. Study the main properties and functions of terms. Then make a glossary or a list of terms concerning with your profession.

Form of control: Making a glossary

Time to pass: 3-8^th of October, 2010

Theme # 2: “Ways of formation and classification ways of idioms” (15 hours)

Subtheme # 1: “English soma phraseological units in comparison with related and non-related languages”

Tasks:

1. Study the theme phraseology and find out certain facts on soma phraseological units. Analyze the information you have gained from different sources and say what conclusions you can reach.

Prepare a presentation of the results of you research. Use your notes and include any conclusions you have reached so far about the given theme.

Form of control: Slide show presentation of the conclusions

Time to pass: 3-8^th of November, 2010

2. Collect examples on soma phaseological units from different sources. Compile a short English-Kazakh-Russian dictionary of soma phraseological units. Your dictionary should consist of 150-200 entries in English and their equivalents in the given languages.

Form of control: Compiling a short dictionary

Time to pass: 3-8^th of November, 2010

3. Work out a test or three or five exercises on soma phraseological units and prepare an answer key.

Form of control: Work out of a test or exercises

Time to pass: 3-8^th of November, 2010

Subtheme # 2: Phraseological units with the names of animals, birds and plants in comparision with related and non-related languages”

Tasks:

1. Study the theme phraseology and find out certain facts on phraseological units with the names of birds, animals and plants. Analyze the information you have gained from different sources and say what conclusions you can reach.

Prepare a presentation of the results of you research. Use your notes and include any conclusions you have reached so far about the given theme.

Form of control: Slide show presentation of the conclusions

Time to pass: 3-8^th of November, 2010

2. Collect examples on phraseological units with the names of birds, animals and plants from different sources. Compile a short English-Kazakh-Russian dictionary of phraseological units with the names of birds, animals and plants. Your dictionary should consist of 150-200 entries in English and their equivalents in the given languages.

Form of control: Compiling a short dictionary

Time to pass: 3-8^th of November, 2010

3. Work out a test or three or five exercises on phraseological units with the names of birds, animals and plants and prepare an answer key.

Form of control: Work out of a test or exercises

Time to pass: 3-8^th of November, 2010

Subtheme # 3: “Phraseological units with the color terms in comparision with related and non-related languages”

Tasks:

1. Study the theme phraseology and find out certain facts on phraseological units with the color terms. Analyze the information you have gained from different sources and say what conclusions you can reach.

Prepare a presentation of the results of you research. Use your notes and include any conclusions you have reached so far about the given theme.

Form of control: Slide show presentation of the conclusions

Time to pass: 3-8^th of November, 2010

2. Collect examples on phraseological units with the color terms from different sources. Compile a short English-Kazakh-Russian dictionary of phraseological units with the color terms. Your dictionary should consist of 150-200 entries in English and their equivalents in the given languages.

Form of control: Compiling a short dictionary

Time to pass: 3-8^th of November, 2010

3. Work out a test or three or five exercises on phraseological units with the color terms and prepare an answer key.

Form of control: Work out of a test or exercises

Time to pass: 3-8^th of November, 2010

Subtheme # 4: “Communicative functions and problems of proverbs, sayings”

Tasks:

1. Compare and contrast the structural and semantic ways of proverbs, sayings and their functions in speech in Kazakh and Russian languages. Then make up a table that shows their correspondences and similarities. Work out an outline how to present them in class.

Form of control: Making a table and outline to present

Time to pass: 3-8^th of November, 2010

2. Work in small groups of 3 or 5 students.

a) Think of points to differentiate proverbs, phaseological units and sayings from each other. Listen to each others exchanging ideas. Make notes on the best suitable and important suggestions they make.

b) Consider your ideas and those of the group. Choose the best five ideas to include to the presentation.

c) Make your group’s presentation to show their differences.

Form of control: Slide show presentation

Time to pass: 3-8^th of November, 2010

3. Choose any one literary work of famous English or American writers. You may take even the part or extract from these works, then choose examples of phraseological units, proverbs and sayings. Then prove that the examples belong to the phraseological units, proverbs or sayings. Present your findings in written form together with the literary work.

Form of control: Written examples with analysis

Time to pass: 3-8^th of November, 2010

Theme # 3: “Lexicography” (15 hours)

Subtheme # 1: “The theory of lexicography. Lexicographic researches and the term dictionary”

Tasks:

1. Make a summary about the following themes:

- lexicography, the aims and principles

- the object of lexicography

- the term dictionary

- lexicographic researches of English and Kazahstani linguists

Form of control: Making a summary

Time to pass: 18-20th of November, 2010

2. You are going to have a teaching practice on the next semester. Work out a mini-dictionary devoted to young learners. Pay attention to the type, volume, illustrative materials while compiling. Then present your dictionary.

Form of control: Presentation of a dictionary for young learners

Time to pass: 18-20th of November, 2010

3. Work out a plan for the seminar concerned with lexicography. Include the following points to your plan:

- Aims and objectives of the seminar

- Questions for brainstorming

- Problematic questions to discuss

- Typical tasks

- Pragmatic-professional tasks

- Literature

Form of control: Work out of a seminar

Time to pass: 18-20th of November, 2010

Subtheme # 2: “The main problems of lexicography”

Tasks:

1. Analyze the problems of dictionary compiling and evaluate each problem according to their importance. And get ready to answer the questions of an instructor orally.

Themes to discuss with the instructor:

1) Main stages of the work at a dictionary

2) Factors that depend on arranging the number of meanings a word is given and their choice

3) Ways the meanings of words may be defined

4) Arrangement of supplementary material for learners and teachers

Form of control: Discussion of themes

Time to pass: 18-20th of November, 2010

2. Identify the peculiarities of inside forms of special dictionaries in any language. Suggest some ideas to be improved in special type of dictionaries.

Form of control: Critical thinking ideas

Time to pass: 18-20th of November, 2010

3. Work out a plan for the lecture concerned with lexicography. Prepare a slide show for the lecture. Include the following points to your plan:

- Aims and objectives of the lecture

- Questions for brainstorming

- Problematic questions to discuss

- Typical tasks

- Pragmatic-professional tasks

- Literature

Form of control: Work out of a lecture in slide

Time to pass: 18-20th of November, 2010

Subtheme # 3: “Types of dictionaries”

1. Find out a kind of dictionary is suitable for you from the list: books, CD-ROMs, Internet, General and Special dictionaries.

a) Suggest as much advantages and disadvantages as possible of a kind of dictionary.

b) Make a presentation of a dictionary you have chosen or compile your own short dictionary and present it to class.

Form of control: Presentation of a dictionary

Time to pass: 18-20th of November, 2010

2. Analyze the structure of a dictionary and give the items should be included. Suggest some ways or practical tips which facilitate to use the dictionaries effectively. Include at least 10 or 15 tips. Analyze each point according to their importance.

Form of control: Practical tips

Time to pass: 18-20^th of November, 2010

3. Make a table that shows different types of dictionaries in English. Explain their differences. And again rank them according to their importance in language learning and teaching process.

Form of control: Table of dictionaries

Time to pass: 18-20^th of November, 2010

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