Polysemy

The Etymology of English Words.

Практическое занятие №3

(final lesson)

Plan

1) International words in English.

2) Etymological doublets.

3) Etymological triplets.

4) Translation loans.

5) Polysemy (explanation).

a) practical work: 1) Checking Home Work – Text “The Roman Occupation” p.60 of the textbook. Reading, translation;

2) identify etymology of as many words as you can in this exercise.

b) answer the question:In what spheres of communication do international words frequently occur?

practical work: 1) ex.6 p.73 (classify the borrowings given in this exercise according to the sphere of human activity they represent; identify their types);

2) ex.8 p.74 (listen to the jokes from this text and try to sort out the examples of international words)

c) give argumented opinion on the following question: What do we understand by etymological doublets?

practical work: ex.4 p.73 (state the origin of the etymological doublets represented in this exercise; compare their meanings and explain why they are called “etymological doublets”?

d) share your opinion with the students: What is meant by “ etymological triplets”?

Give your examples and explanation.

practical work: ex.12 p.75 (describe the etymology of the following words; comment upon their stylistic characteristics).

e) speak out: How do you understand the term “ translation-loans”? Give the examples.

practical work: ex. 9 p.75 (state the origin of the following translation-loans)

f) think over the question: How are the etymological and stylistic characteristics of

words interrelated?

practical work: ex.10 p.75 (explain the difference between the words in the

following pairs).

New topic: Polysemy.

1) Study the key-words of the topic:

concept - n понятие, идея, общее представление, концепция.

meaning – n значение, смысл.

reference- n отношение, ссылка, упоминание.

referent – n то, о чем упоминается.

symbol - n символ, обозначение, знак.

2) Look at the scheme given below and listen to the teacher’s explanation of this scheme.

Thought/ Reference

Symbol Referent

Home work: 1) Read p.129- 142 of the textbook.

2) Answer the questions 1 - 6 p. 142 of the textbook.

3) Ex. 2 p.142 of the textbook.