Estonian Lexicology and Word Formation
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Course code
EKV6093.HT
old course code
EKV6093
Course title in Estonian
Eesti keele leksikoloogia ja sõnamoodustus
Course title in English
Estonian Lexicology and Word Formation
ECTS credits
4.0
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
Review of Estonian lexicology, phraseology and word formation, enriching vocabulary.
Brief description of the course
Branches and main terms of Estonian lexicology. Social layers and functoins of vocabulary. Change and enrichment of vocabulary. Word meaning and its change: polysemy and word collocations. Review of Estonian word formation system. Links between word mening and structure. Main terms of derivation, stem changes in derivated words, meaning classes of siffixes. Compound words and word collocations, ortography problems.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
Student is familiar with all terms discussed during the course, can give original examples to theoretical material and use their theoretical knowledge in practical exercises.
Teacher
lektor Tiina Rüütmaa
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