Ministry of higher and secondary special education of the republic uzbekistan state world languages university

Blend word or ablend is a word formed from parts of two or more other words. These parts are sometimes, but not always, morphemes.



Seminar 9
Typology of lexical level of English and Native Languages

►Classroom activities

Exercise#1. Work in two small groups. Discuss the following question.

Clarify the terms “semantic typology” and “lexical typology”

Exercise#2. Fill the chart below. What branches of lexical typology do you know?

Lexical typology:

Go round the class and compare your list with other classmates.


Exercise#3. Explain with your own words following terms to your classmates.

Phonetic typology Phonological typology Morphological typology Syntactic typology Lexical typology

Exercise#4. Discuss the following questions in class.
1. How can you define the main unit of lexical level?
2. Howcan a word be distinguished in all languages?
3. What can be understood in the terms of hyperonyms and hyponyms?
4. How can words be subdivided according to meaning?
5. What kind of types of a word can be found in compared languages?