Microsoft Word lexicologiya o'UM. doc

 
SSIW 8. 
PROBLEMS FOR DISCUSSION. (written)
 
1. Discuss different types of meaning: denotational and connotational, 
grammatical and lexical. 2. Discuss the hierarchy of meanings (central or marginal 
meanings) in connection with the problem of meaning of isolated words. 3. Discuss 
meaning at the level of morphemes, words and phrases (word-groups). 4. Discuss the 
classification of words into notional and form-words. Note different terms used to 
denote these word classes. 5. Discuss the concept of marked and unmarked members 
of opposition in Lexicology. 6. Discuss different types of motivation. Note that only 
phonetic and morphological motivation proceeds from form to meaning. 7. Discuss 
the ways of differentiating various meanings of the same word. 8. Discuss statistical 
approach to the problem of meaning and to lexicological problems in general. 9. 
Discuss the problem of polysemy and the interrelation of polysemy and frequency 
value of the word. 10. Discuss the concept and definition of distribution and the 
distributional analysis of meaning. 11 . Discuss the term 'collocation'. Note the 

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interrelation between collocation and meaning. 12. Discuss meaning by collocation 
and compare it with lexical valency of words. 13. Discuss different types of contexts: 
linguistic (verbal) and non-linguistic context or context of situation. Note the 
difference between lexical and grammatical contexts and their role in differentiating 
the meanings of polysemantic words. 14. Discuss the types of contexts essential (or 
determining the meanings: (a) of such words as 
maagdo 
and words 
cucumber, potato, 
eat 
and the like; (b) of lexical homonyms and lexico-grammatical homonyms 
resulting from conversion. 15 Discuss the concept of semantic field. Note 
synonymous use of the terms ,lexical field' and 'semantic field'. 16 Compare 
associative, lexical and conceptual fields. 17. Compare different approaches to 
synonymy. 18. Note the interrelation of synonymy and antonymy. 19 Discuss the 
criterion of interchangeability of synonyms. 20 Analyse the most typical differences 
between synonyms as described by prof. V E. Collinson. Classify them according to 
the type of meaning: denotational and connotational. 21. Discuss the problem of 
absolute synonymy. 22. Discuss the three laws of synonymy; the law of distribution, 
the law of synonymic attraction and the law of radiation of synonyms. 23. Discuss 
typical synonymic patterns in English. 24. Compare different approaches to 
homonymy. 25. Discuss the problem of relations between vocabulary and culture. 26. 
Discuss the concept of abstract and concrete languages. Compare The Russian идти , 
ехать , лететь and the English 
go 
in 
to go home, to go by train, by bus, 
etc. 27. 
Discuss the problem of adequate translation in connection with the statement that 
languages differ not only in the sound-form of words but also in their system of 
meanings. 28. Compare the system of meanings of the Uzbek килмок , бажармок 
and the English 
make 
and 
do. 
Show that the difference in the system of their 
meanings is the source of typical mistakes in foreign language learning.