Types of word-formation in english

1. Word derivation:

1) affixation:

a) prefixation and suffixation;

b) polysemy, synonymy and homonymy of affixes; semi-affixes;

2) conversion.

2. Word composition

   1. compounding proper;

   2. derivational compounding.

3. Shortening of words and its types:

   1. initial, medial, and final clipping;

   2. abbreviation;

   3. acronyms.

4. Minor types of word formation;

   1. sound interchange;

   2. shift of stress;

   3. onomatopoeia;

   4. reduplication;

   5. rhyming;

   6. back-formation.

Suggested Readings

1. The Lectures.

2. Антрушина Г. Б., Афанасьева О. В., Морозова Н. Н. Лексикология английского языка. — 3-е изд. — М.: Дрофа, 2001. — C. 78—94, 104—120 (1985: 59—72, 79—92).

Glossary Terms:

word-formation; word-derivation; word-composition; affixation; conversion; shortening; abbreviation; clipping; acronym; compound word; compounding proper; derivational compounding; sound interchange; shift of stress; onomatopoeia; reduplication; rhyming; back formation.

Practical Home Assignments

1. Cards with examples.

2. Make a diagram representing types of word formation.

Individual Class Assignments

Define the types of word formation. Use the cards for quizzes to record your answers.

Card 1

1. to air

2. expressionless

3. high-priced

4. forget-me-not

5. buzz

Card 2

1. willy-nilly

2. school-building

3. to note

4. disbelief

5. to beg

Card 3

1. disarmed

2. bookworm

3. fifty-fifty

4. curly-haired

5. to caretake

Card 4

1. to housekeep

2. Ph. D.

3. absolutely

4. black-eyed

5. to face

Card 5

1. Dr.

2. to marrymake

3. buttonholed

4. unqualified

5. desert — to desert

Card 6

1. UNO

2. middle-aged

3. to hand

4. dorm

5. classification

Card 7

1. tram

2. single-minded

3. to fortune-hunt

4. variability

5. to face

Card 8

1. NATO

2. to babysit

3. sunshine

4. fruitful

5. three-cornered

Card 9

1. ice-cold

2. to sleepwalk

3. AIDS

4. humorous

5. doc

Card 10

1. conduct – to conduct

2. exceptional

3. to taperecord

4. bluestocking

5. hush-hush

Seminar 5 phraseological units

1. The main characteristics of phraseological units:

   1. structural separateness;

   2. stability;

   3. ready-made reproduction;

   4. transference of meaning.

2. Imagery, motivation, and inner form of phraseological units.

3. Major types of phraseological units.

4. Origin of English phraseological units.

5. Phraseological units as a representation of culture of the English-speaking countries.

Suggested Readings

1. The Lectures.

2. Антрушина Г. Б., Афанасьева О. В., Морозова Н. Н. Лексикология английского языка. — 3-е изд. — М.: Дрофа, 2001. — C. 225—236, 242—251 (1985: p. 173—182, 186—194).

3. Леонтович О. А. Понятийный аппарат курса английской фразеологии. — Волгоград, 1989. — С . 3—10.

Glossary Terms:

phraseological unit; idiom proper; structural separateness; ready-made reproduction; stability; transference of meaning.

Practical Home Assignment: cards with examples (different types of phraseological units).

Practical Class Assignment 1

Match each word or phrase in the first column with the word or phrase in the second so as to produce a phraseological unit. You may use dictionaries. Think of a corresponding Russian proverb or idiom for each English one.

A barking dog Never look a gift horse Curiosity killed Dog eat You can’t teach an old dog Let sleeping dogs When the cat’s away Let the cat There’s more than one way It’s raining You may lead a horse to water Go to Go whole Hold your That’s a horse

the dogs out of the bag but you can’t make him drink lie never bites new tricks of a different color horses hog dog to skin a cat in the mouth the mice will play cats and dogs the cat

Practical Class Assignment 2

Divide the group into two teams. Read the text assigned to your group. Replace each word combination in brackets with a corresponding phraseological unit from the list given after the text. You can use dictionaries. The team that completes the assignment first is the winner.

Team 1