Методическая разработка по курсу “Теория английского языка” Данное пособие предназначено для студентов, занимающихся по программе дополнительной квалификации «Переводчик в сфере профессиональной коммуникации» на факультете государственного управления мгу им.

им.М.В.Ломоносова

Авторы: Л.В. Минаева, Т.В.Валентей, М.Г.Кочетова, Т.М.Скибина, Ю.И.Погребенко, Г.И.Сыроватская, Н.Е.Медведева., Т.И.Борисенко, М.В.Луканина.

Методическая разработка по курсу “Теория английского языка”

1. 
   развитие творческой личности студента;
   
2. 
   совершенствование навыков риторически организованной монологической речи студентов;
   
3. 
   выработка навыков самостоятельной работы со специальной литературой, ее анализа, отбора и организации теоретического и практического материала;
   
4. 
   развитие умения самостоятельно совершенствовать владение английским языком.
   

1. 
   The object of phonology. Phoneme and sound. Articulatory setting of English and Russian.
   
2. 
   The system of English consonants. The system of English vowels. Positional length of vowels.
   
3. 
   Syllable. Stress.
   
4. 
   Prosodic system of the English language. Pitch movement. Diapason. Pitch range. Loudness. Tempo. Pausation. Paralinguistic features.
   

1. 
   Received Pronunciation (RP).
   
2. 
   British and American Pronouncing Standards.
   

6. 
   What prosodic features do you know?
   

1. 
   Explain the difference in pronunciation of words in the following series:
   

1. 
   beat – bit – bed – bad – bud - bird
   
2. 
   beat - bead – been – beef – be
   
3. 
   pan – peal - lap – spell
   
4. 
   killed – kilt, pens – pence, mend – meant
   

1. 
   The object of lexicology. Definition of the term “word”. Definition of the term vocabulary. Theoretical and practical value of English lexicology. Types of lexical units.
   

1. 
   Conversion.
   
2. 
   Compound words. Types and peculiarities. Unstable compounds.
   
3. 
   Shortened words. Causes and consequences.
   
4. 
   Blending and acronyms
   

1. 
   Subject the following words to morphological analysis (make sure you know the meaning of the words and can give their Russian equivalents):
   

2. 
   Use productive suffixes and prefixes to form derivatives from the following words:
   

1. 
   Arnold I.V. The English Word. Moscow.1986.
   
2. 
   Minajeva L. A Manual of English Lexicology. Moscow University Press.1982
   
3. 
   Minajeva L.Word in Speech and Writing. Moscow University Press.1982
   
4. 
   Минаева Л.В.,Тыналиева В.К.Лексикология современного английского языка. Фрунзе. 1989.
   
5. 
   Смирницкий А.И. Лексикология английского языка. М.,1998.
   
6. 
   Яковлева Е.Б. Сложные лексические единицы в английском языке и речи. Издательство Московского университета. 1986.
   

Lecture

2. 
   2. Classification of homonyms (homonyms proper, homophones, homographs).
   
3. 
   3. The origin of homonyms. Etymological homonymy. Homonymy as "the next step in polysemy". The criteria used to distinguish homonymy and polysemy.
   

Topics for Presentations

1. 
   Types of English hononymy as viewed by Prof. A.I. Smirnitskij.
   

Test Questions

1. 
   It was warm, but not hot yesterday. Come and get warm by the fire. She always gave a warm welcome.
   
2. 
   Please, keep the children quiet. If your hands are cold keep them in your pockets. Please, keep the fire burning. She was tired but kept dancing. She can keep nothing back from her friends.
   
3. 
   My cat has caught two birds today. He is a queer bird.
   

1. 
   Interchangeability and substitution of synonyms.
   
2. 
   Euphemisms as a source of synonymy.
   
3. 
   Paronymic attraction and its role in speech.
   

1. 
   Give the definition of synonymy. What is a synonymic dominant?
   
2. 
   What types of synonyms do you know?
   
3. 
   How do you understand the difference between stylistic and ideographic synonyms?
   
4. 
   What is meant by contextual and total synonymy?
   
5. 
   What are the sources of synonymy? What is the role of borrowings?
   
6. 
   What is meant by “synonymis condensation”.
   
7. 
   What words are defined as paronyms?
   
8. 
   What is meant by paronymic attraction and what is its role in various registers of speech?
   

1. 
   From the following sentences write out cases of synonymic condensation. Look up the words - components of synonymic condensation in a dictionary and comment on their semantics.
   

2. 
   Show that the following sequences demonstrate a certain semantic affinity:
   

3. 
   Analyse the following ideographic synonyms. Consult a dictionary Give examples of your own:
   

4. 
   Explain how paronymic attraction is manifested in the following sentences:
   

1. 
   Arnold, I. The English word. M.,1986.
   
2. 
   Minajeva, L. A Manual of English Lexicology M.,1989.
   
3. 
   Minajeva, L. Word in Speech and Writing. M.,1982.
   
4. 
   Минаева Л.В., Тыналиева В.К., Лексикология современного английского языка. Фрунзе. 1989