Παρουσίαση/Προβολή

(ENL247) -  Σοφία Μαρμαρίδου

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7^th Semester Elective Course

Semantics and Lexicographic Applications

The aim of the course is to familiarize students with basic topics in lexical semantics and associate them with current lexicographic practice.

More specifically, the course aims to analyse word meaning, discuss semantic relations such as synonymy, antonymy and hyponymy, and discuss their representation in monolingual and bilingual dictionaries. Special emphasis is placed on polysemy as a linguistic phenomenon which, on the one hand characterizes semantic change and, on the other, affects lexicographic practice. In this framework, polysemy is discussed in relation to metaphor and metonymy as mechanisms of semantic extension. Moreover, the course addresses the category of multi-word expressions, such as collocations and idioms, and focuses on their representation in dictionaries.

The course is offered in the form of lectures and is based partly on study material practised in class and partly on the use of dictionaries and electronic language corpora. Class discussion is strongly encouraged. Teaching materials include an extensive bibliography and a reader. All study materials are uploaded on e-class. Students are evaluated in terms of an end-of-term exam. They may also gain up to one extra credit, to be added to their final grade, by completing and submitting 10 worksheets which will be distributed in class during term.

The course is assessed by the students’ completion of an evaluation form anonymously.

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Πέμπτη 27 Οκτωβρίου 2011