Word-formation where the target word is formed
by combining two or more stems
composition
derivation
affixation
conversion
back formation
Combining parts
of two words to form one word
blending
clipping
onomatopoeia
derivation
conversion
The amount of native words in English makes
up:
30 per cent
50 per cent
40 per cent
70 per cent
90 per cent
Semasiology is a branch of linguistics devoted
to the study of:
meaning
phonetic structure of the words
grammatical structure
origin
morphemic structure
Define the nature
of semantic change in 'the teeth of a saw'
metaphor
broadening
narrowing
amelioration
metonymy
Descriptive lexicology deals with
the vocabulary of a given language at a given stage of its development
the evolution of any vocabulary
general properties of words
description of the characteristic peculiarities
in the words
the properties of the vocabulary of two
or more languages
Syntagmatic relationships are studied by
means of contextual,distributional transformational
types of analysis
by means of word with relating meaning
by means of words with opposite meaning
comparison with other words
by phraseology
Historical lexicology studies:
Evalution of any vocabulary , origin and development
Vocabulary of a given language
The properties of words
Method of sientific research
Morphological and semantic studies
There are 2 principle approaches in linguistic
science they are :
Syncronic and diacronic
Interconnective and independent
Historical and independent
Discriptive and independent
Grammatical and independent
What kind of meaning the words have?
Grammatical and lexical
Historical and discriptive
Innterconnective
Phonetical
Phonetical and grammatical
What is the aim of lexicology:
to help to choose the words ,to group and systematize
lexical material
to study the meaning of the words
to find synonyms and antonyms
to study polysemy
no correct answer
How many types of motivation do you know:
3
2
1
4
5
Find the types of motivation :
phonetical,morphological,semantic
shortening and sound imitation
composition and conversion
syncronic and diacronic
no answer
What is metaphor ?
transferense based on the resemblance
polysemantic word
phonetical motivation
new meaning of the word
the meaning of the words
Words of the same sound form but of different
spelling and meaning
homophones
homographs
antonyms
synonyms
no correct answer
The relationship existing between the morphemic or phonemic composition and structural pattern of the word
on the one hand and its meaning on the on the other hand:
motivation
expression
narration
saying
meaning
Motivation based on a certain similarity between
the sounds is called:
phonetical
morphologycal
semantic
polysemantic
monosemantic
Define of word-building of the word «cock-a doodle-do»:
sound imitation
composition
shortening
affixation
conversion
Who is the author of the dictionary «words and idioms»
L.Smith
V.Collins
A.Koonin
B.Beriskin
A.Volconsky
All the words in the English language can be
classified into:
motivated and non-motivated
synonyms and antonyms
derived and compound
polysemantic and homonimous
connotative and derogative
What is the basic unit of the lexicology?
A word
A root
A stem
A suffix
A meaning
Give definition of the stem:
Stem is the part of the word that remains unchanged
throughout its paradigm.
Stem is the branch of a study concerning
the words
Stem is the branch of semaseology
Stem concerns words without linking elements
Stem is the new way of word building
Words jersey, pullover are:
international words
antonyms
synonyms
morphems
polysemantic words
When two or more unrelated
meanings are associated with the same form the word is :
homonym
antonym
polysemy
synonym
simile
When two or more forms are associated
with the same meaning the word is called :
synonym
antonym
polysemy
morpheme
no answer
Denotative component is
the leading semantic component
additional semantic component
complied component
borrowed component
neutral component
Define the type of compounding of the word ‘Forget-me-not’