L. T. Kilevaya Doctor of Philological Sciences, Docent

SEMINAR TASKS

Lecture 1. Lexicology as a Linguistic discipline.
1. Make up the new words from the root morphemes by adding affixes according to the model: prove – improve – improvement, improving, improvident.


Lecture 2. Lexical Units.
1. Analyze the following lexical units according to their structure. Point out the function of morphemes. Speak about bound and free morphemes.
Accompanied, computerize, expressionless, reservation, girl, quickly, management, engaging, agreement, lengthen, clannish, pleasure, pleasant, beautify, workaholic, reconstruction, counterproductive, specialize, rearrange, three-cornered, table, flower-pot, half-eaten, well-done, breadwinner.


Lecture 3. Types of Word-building: Affixation, Word-composition.

1. 
   Analyze the following derived words, point out suffixes and prefixes and classify them from different point of view:
   

non-violent, nourishment, to encourage, inwardly, to accompany, to de- restrict, dispensable, clannishness, to overreach, foundation, childishness, transgressor, reappearance, historic, resistance, wisdom, concentration, self-employed, brinkmanship, inaction, allusion, self-criticism, computerize, slimming, impatient.

2. 
   Write the following compound words into four columns: neutral compounds, derived compounds, compound words consisting of three or more stems, compound-shortened words:
   

sunflower, M-day, a high-pitched voice, U-turns, golden-haired, film- goer, honeymoon, late-comer, V-day, absent-mindedness, shop-window, baby-sitter, mother-land, chairman, unladylike, radio-equipped car, match-
breaker, H-bag, working-man, nobleman, air-conditioned hall, football, barefoot, TV-show, lady-killer, music-lover, salesman, lip-stick, good-for- nothing, theatre-goer, well-dressed, bio-engineer.