Ответы к экзамену по лексикологии на английском языке

В файле представлены 46 ответов на следующие экзаменационные вопросы по лексикологии английского языка:

Lexicology as a Branch of Linguistics.
Characteristics of the Word as the Basic Unit of Language.
Words of Native Origin.
Borrowings in English.
Assimilation of borrowing.
Etymological Doublets.
International Words.
Influence of Borrowings.
Word-Structure in English. Classification of Morphemes. Morphemic types of Words.
Derivational Structure of the Word. Derivational Bases.
Prefixation in English. Classification of Prefixes.
Suffixation in English. Classification of Suffixes.
Conversion. Nature of Conversion. Synchronic and Diachronic Approaches to Conversion.
Patterns of conversion. Typical semantic relations in conversion.
Basic criteria of semantic derivation in conversion.
Word-composition. Specific feature of English compounds. Classification of compound words.
The meaning of compound words. Motivation.
Shortening of words and phrases. Classification of shortened words.
Minor types of word-formation.
Word-meaning. Referential, functional and operational approaches to word-meaning.
Types of meaning. Aspects of lexical meaning.
Change of meaning. Causes, nature and results of semantic change.
Polysemy in English. The semantic structure of polysemantic words.
Polysemy and context. Types of context. The meaning of the word and its usage.
Homonymy. Sources of homonymy. Classification of homonyms.
The problem of definition of synonyms.
The problem of classification of synonyms.
Patterns of synonymic sets. The synonymic dominant.