Lexicology and Stylistics of the English Language
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Course code
GRA6311.HT
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Course title in Estonian
Inglise keele leksikoloogia ja stilistika
Course title in English
Lexicology and Stylistics of the English Language
ECTS credits
6.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
To give a systematic philological overview of the English lexicon and to create preconditions for the development of students’ ability to analyze morphological, etymological, semantic, and phraseological features of the lexicon and its word-formation processes.
To give a systematic overview of the peculiarities of English style on the phonetic, morphological, lexical, and syntactic level.
Brief description of the course
The following topics are discussed in lecture-seminar format classes: lexicology as a branch of linguistics; morphological structure of words and word-formation processes; the origin of English lexicon; the processes of borrowing and creating new words; homonymy, synonymy and antonymy; phraseology and idiomatic expressions; proverbs and sayings; regional varieties of English words; lexicology and lexicography, dictionary compilation problems.
Independent work includes reading theoretical texts for seminars and compiling practical written assignments on the following topics: designing a word puzzle with neologisms, creating a short story in British and American English, analyzing a literary text (300 words) from morphological, derivational and semantic perspectives.
The notion of style. A short history of English stylistics. Connotation. Stylistic morphology. Phonetic, lexical, syntactic, and graphical rhetorical devices. Stylistic colouring of lexis. Rhythm of prose.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- is able to elaborate on the basic terms of lexicology, etymology and phraseology;
- is able to analyze English words morphologically, derivationally and semantically as well as to see the English lexicon as a systemic entity;
- is able to implement theory into practice by producing written assignments for academic purposes;
- is able to evaluate the effectiveness and originality of expressive writing;
- can identify rhetorical devices and comment on their function.
Teacher
Alpo Seppo Santeri Honkapohja
Additional information
Eeldusained: GRA6331, GRA6333, GRA6303
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