Lexicology of the English Language

Abstract

The purpose of lexicology studies is to aid the teaching process by which a student becomes aware of English Lexicology. The course is intended to acquaint students with the main topics treated and analyzed at seminars in Modern Lexicology (etymology, neology, borrowings, word-formation, semasiology, semantic changes, phraseology, etc.) and meets the requirements of the programme in this subject. The aim of the course is to teach students to be word-conscious, to be able guess the meaning of words they come across from the meanings of morphemes, to be able to recognise the origin of this or that lexical unit. The practical questions are preceded by theoretical notes which contain working definitions of principal concepts.