Лексикология ММУ

Практическое занятие 1 по лекциям № 1-3

Problems for Discussion 1. The Morphemic Structure of the English Word. 2. Major Ways of English Word Formation: a) Affixation (Derivation); b) Conversion; c) Word Composition; d) Shortening (Contraction). 3. Minor Ways of English Word Formation: a) Onomatopoeia (Sound-Imitation); b) Reduplication; c) BackFormation (Reversion). ........

2. Say what parts of speech can be formed with the help of the affixes: -ness, -ous, -ly, -y, -dom, -ish, -tion, -ed, -en, -ess, -or, -er, -hood, -less, -ate, -ing, - al, -ful, un-, re-, im (in)-, dis-, over-, ab

3. Deduce the meanings of the following derivatives from the meanings of their constituents. Explain your deduction. What are the meanings of the affixes in the words under examination? Reddish, adj.; overwrite, v.; irregular, adj.; illegal, adj.; retype, v.; old-womanish, adj.; disrespectable, adj.; inexpensive, adj.; unladylike, adj.; disorganize, v.; renew, v.; eatable, adj.; overdress, v.; disinfection, п.; snobbish, adj.; handful, п.; tallish, adj.; sandy, adj.; breakable, adj.; underfed, adj.

5.Explain the difference between the meanings of the following words produced from the same root by means of different affixes. Translate the words into Russian. Watery — waterish, embarrassed — embarrassing, manly — mannish, colourful — coloured, distressed — distressing, respected — respectful — respectable, exhaustive — exhausting — exhausted, bored — boring, touchy — touched — touching. 

7.Find the examples of conversion in the sentences. 1. a) Mr. Biffen rang up on the telephone while you were in your bath. b) I found Muriel singer there, sitting by herself at a table near the door. Corky, I took it, was out telephoning. 2. Use small nails and nail the picture on the wall. и тд.

Практическое занятие 2 по лекциям № 4-5 Классификация лексики по сходству значения и формы. Этимологическая классификация лексики.

3. Find the homonyms proper for the following words; give their Russian equivalents. 1. band — a company of musicians. 2. seal — a warm-blooded, fish-eating seaanimal, found chiefly in cold regions. 3. ear — the grain-bearing spike of a cereal plant, as in corn. 4. cut — the result of cutting. и тд.

4. Find the homophones to the following words, translate them into Russian or explain their meanings in English. Dye, cent, tale, sea, week, peace, sun, meat, steel, knight, sum, coarse, write, sight, hare.

5. Classify the following italicized homonyms. Use Professor A. I. Smirnitsky's classification system

6. Give as many synonyms for the italicized words in the following jokes as you can. 1. "I hear there's a new baby over at your house, William," said the teacher. "I don't 4 think he's new," replied William. "The way he cries shows he's had lots of experience."

10. Find antonyms for the words given below. good adj, deep adj, narrow adj, clever adj, young adj, to love v, to reject v, to give v, strong adj, joy n, evil n, up adv, slowly adv, black adj, sad adj, to die v, to open v, clean adj, darkness n, big adj

13. Subdivide all the following words of native origin into: a) Indo-european, b) Germanic, c) English proper. 8 Daughter, woman, room, land, cow, moon, sea, red, spring, three, I, lady, always, goose, bear, fox, lord, tree, nose, birch, grey, old, glad, daisy, heart, hand, night, to eat, to see, to make.