Course: Russian Lexicology

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Course title Russian Lexicology
Course code KFL/LER
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Russian
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Bergmannová Ivana, specialista in philologie PhD.
  • Krejčová Eva, Filolog
Course content
Week 1 Introduction to the course, required literature, organization of the course and exam requirements. Introduction to lexicology. Lexicology as a part of linguistics. Subject of lexicology. Week 2 Formal lexical unit; word, lexeme, morpheme, semantics, monosemy, polysemy. Week 3 Types of lexical meanings. Direct and indirect meaning of words. Metonymy, metaphor. Week 4 Meaning relationships between words. Language field. Week 5 Synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, homophones, homographs, paronymy. Week 6 Lexis of contemporary Russian language from historical development viewpoint. Stratification of contemporary Russian lexis. Week 7 Lexicography. Dictionaries. Types of dictionaries and their structure. Week 8 Ways of enriching Russian lexis. Migration of words, borrowings from foreign languages, calques, internationalism. Week 9 Word formation. Basic types of word formation in Russian language. Affixation. Week 10 Compounding. Abbreviating. Conversion. Week 11 Complex onomatological unit. Verb-nominal and verb-adverbial units. Types of compounds and collocations. Week 12 Specialised terminology. Comparison of Russian and Czech specialised lexis. Week 13 Active processes in Russian language of last decades.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Cooperative instruction, Individual study, Students' self-study, Lecture, Seminar
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 32 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to characterize the basic concepts of word-making
to list basic lexicographical manuals (Czech-Russian translation dictionaries, Russian interpreting dictionaries)
to list the main areas of lexicology
to orientate themselves in the main stages of the historical development of vocabulary
to orientate in the main stages of historical development of contacts between Czech and Russian
Skills
to understand the speech of the lexicology or lexicography or word formation in Russian at level B1 / B2
to understand the text of lexicology, lexicography, word-formation in Russian and summarize its main idea
to orientate themselves in basic Czech-Russian lexicography manuals (especially translation dictionaries) and use them in the study
to understand the structure of the dictionary password, the passwords in the encyclopedia
to perceive the reflection of mutual contacts between Czech and Russian in the vocabulary available to him
Competences
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
to orientate in the terminology of lexicology, lexicography and derivation
to explain the basic lexicological concepts
to orientate in the main principles of processes that lead to vocabulary changes
to give an overview of the most important stages in the development of Russian vocabulary
to characterize lexicology as a linguistic discipline
Skills
to leverage knowledge from the field of lexicology into the wider context of language and cultural reference
to track and identify Russian language contacts with other Indo-European languages
to track and identify language contacts between Russian and Czech as slavonic languages
to apply theoretical knowledge in the targeted acquisition and dissemination of vocabulary in Russian
to use lexicographical manuals (interpreting dictionaries, translation dictionaries)
Competences
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Cooperative instruction
Self-study of literature
Individual study
Practicum
Skills
Lecture
Practicum
Skills demonstration
Self-study of literature
Competences
Lecture
Practicum
Individual study
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Continuous assessment
Self-evaluation
Skills
Combined exam
Skills demonstration during practicum
Continuous assessment
Self-evaluation
Competences
Combined exam
Continuous assessment
Self-evaluation
Recommended literature
  • Fomina, M. I. Sovremennyj russkij jazyk : leksikologija. 4-e izd. Moskva : Vysšaja škola, 2001. ISBN 5-06-003794-0.
  • Golub, I.B. Russkij jazyk i kultura reči. Logos, 2001.
  • Chlupáčová, K. Cvičné texty z ruské lexikologie. Praha, 1977.
  • Lopatin, V. V.; Lopatina, L. E. Russkij tolkovyj slovar' = Einsprachiges Lernwörterbuch Russisch. 5. Aufl. Berlin : Langenscheidt, 1998. ISBN 3-468-49022-4.
  • Matvejeva, T.V. Učebnyj slovaŕ: russkij jazyk, kultura reči, stilistika, rétorika. Moskva, 2003. ISBN 5-89349-381-8.
  • Rozentaľ, D. E., Golub, I. B., Tělenkova, M. A. Sovremennyj russkij jazyk. Moskva: Ajris Press, 2000.
  • Skácel, J. Cvičení z ruské lexikologie. Praha, 1976.
  • Šmelev, D.N. Sovremennyj russkij jazyk. Leksika. Moskva:URSS, 2004.
  • Valgina, N.S. Aktivnyje procesy v sovremennom russkom jazyke ( učebnoje posobije dlja vuzov ). Logos, 2001.
  • Valgina, N.S. Aktivnyje procesy v sovremennom russkom jazyke ( učebnoje posobije dlja vuzov ).. Moskva, 2001. ISBN 5-94010-092-9.
  • Valgina, N.S., Rozentaľ, D.E., Fomina, M.I. Sovremennyj russkij jazyk ( učebnik dlja vuzov). Moskva: Logos, 2001.
  • Zemskij, Andrej Michajlovič; Krjučkov, Sergej Jefimovič; Svetlajev, Michail Vasiľjevič; Vinogradov, V. V. Russkij jazyk v dvuch časťjach. Časť 1, Leksikologija, stilistika i kuľtura reči, fonětika, morfologija. 13-e izdanije. Moskva : Akademija, 2000. ISBN 5-7695-0460-9.
  • Žofková, H. Cvičení a úkoly z lexikologie ruského jazyka.. Praha, 1993.


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