Contrastive analysis

Studies of Lexicon

lexicon formation

lexicon stratification

lexicon organisation (studied by Lexicography)

Studies of Word-Groups

proper names (studied by Onomastics)

terms (studied byTerminology)

phraseological units (studied by Phraseology)

Studies relevant to words, word-groups, and lexicon

-functions of lexical units in speech (studied by Functional Lexicology)

-the meaning of lexical units (studied by Lexical Semantics)

Theoretical and Practical Value

-a systematic description of Modern English lexicon;

-a thorough study of the relations existing between various lexical layers of the English vocabulary;

-an indepth analysis of the specific laws and regulations that govern word-stock development at the present time;

-a comprehensive survey of the sources of the lexicon growth and the changes it has undergone;

-an introduction to the theory and practice of compiling dictionaries.

Approaches to the Study of Language

synchronic (Gr. syn — ‘together, with’, chronos — ‘time’) or descriptive

diachronic (Gr. dia — ‘through’, chronos — ‘time) or historical

to beg – a beggar

a beggar > to beg

2. Methods of lexicological analysis: componential analysis, IC – UC analysis, contrastive analysis etc.

General observations

Statistical analysis

Contrastive analysis

-Charles Bally (Geneva School of Linguistics), Vilém Mathesius (the Prague Linguistic Circle), Robert Lado (Ann Arbor School of Ethnolinguistics) Linguistics Across Cultures: Applied Linguistics for Language Teacher

-a synchronic, comparative study of two or more languages or language varieties; it can be carried out at three linguistic levels: phology, grammar, and lexis;

-generally, both similarities and differences are studied although the emphasis is usually placed on differences thought to lead to interference(i.e. negative transfer, the faulty application of structures from one’s native language to the second language);

-in the focus of the study are: problem pairs (i.e. the words that denote two entities in one language and correspond to two different words in another language, e.g. BrE. clock, watch – Ukr. годинник); polysemantic words, e.g. BrE. a head of a person / bed / coin – Ukr. голова людини / узголов’я ліжка/ сторона монети; synonymic sets; difference in the collocability, e.g. тонка книга – a thin book, тонка ирония – subtle irony, тонка талія – slim / slender waist, тонкий смак – refined taste,тонкий голос – thin voice

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