Syllabus
The characterization of lexicology as a linguistic discipline, its substance and tasks. The origin of the naming process and its motivation.
Semasiology. Concept of word.
Meaning of word. Meaning and concept.
Types of meaning. Polysemy, the role of context.
Formation of mew meanings through semantic transposition: metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche. Polysemy in Cyzech-English comparison.
Homonymy; interlingual honomymy. Paronymy.
Antonymy. Synonymy; relation between synonymy and polysemy.
Synonym chains. Synonymy in Russian-Czech comparison.
Annotation
The aim of this subject is to familiarize students with fundamental topics of the contemporary Russian lexicology and with the characteristic features of the word stock of the standard Russian language with emphasis on the confrontational point of view.