Methods of Lexicological Analysis
МІНІСТЕРСТВО ОСВІТИ І НАУКИ УКРАЇНИНАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ ТЕХНІЧНИЙ УНІВЕРСИТЕТ УКРАЇНИКИЇВСЬКИЙ ПОЛІТЕХНІЧНИЙ ІНСТИТУТФакультет лінгвістикиКафедра теорії, практики та перекладу англійської мовиРефератз порівняльної лексикології англійської та української мовна тему:„Methods of Lexicological Analysis”Виконала студентка ІІІ курсу ФЛ Київ2008CONTENTSINTRODUCTION 3І. Methods of Lexicological Analysis 5І.1. Contrastive Analysis 5І.2. Statistical Methods of Analysis 7І.3. Immediate Constituents Analysis 9І.4. Distributional Analysis and Co-occurrence 10І.5. Transformational Analysis 13І.6. Componential Analysis 14І.7. Method of Semantic Differential 16І.8. Contextual Analysis 18CONCLUSION 19LITERATURE 20APPENDIX ІAPPENDIX ІІINTRODUCTIONGrowing interest in methods of study is one of the most symptomatic features of present-day linguistics.The research methods used in lexicology have always been closely connected with the general trends in linguistics. The principles of comparative linguistics have played an important role in the development of a scientific approach to historical word study. They have brought an enormous increase in ordered and classified information about the English vocabulary in their proper perspective. The methods applied consisted in observation of speech, mostly written, collection and classification of data, hypotheses, and systematic statements. Particular stress was put on the refinement of methods for collecting and classifying facts. The study of vocabulary became scientific.19th century scientific language study having recognized variety and change in language, comparative philology insisted on regarding the descriptive statements as subordinate, not worth making for their own sake. Its aim was to reconstruct the fundamental forms and meanings which have not come down to us. With the use of sets of phonetic correspondence philologists explored and proved genetic relationships between words in different languages. They rejected prescriptive trends characteristic of the previous stage. It was realized that the only basis for correctness is the usage of the native speakers of each language. They destroyed the myth of a Golden Age when all the words had their primary "correct" meaning and when the language was in a state of perfection from which it has deteriorated. It became clear from intensive work on the great historical dictionaries that multiple meaning for words is normal, not an "exception". Comparative studies showed that, save for specific technical terms, there are no two words in two languages that cover precisely the same area.The process of scientific investigation may be subdivided into several stages:ObservationClassificationGeneralizationDue to these processes the certain classification of the methods of lexicological analysis has appeared. Nowadays scientists distinguish:Contrastive analysisStatistical methods of analysisImmediate Constituents analysis Distributional analysis and co-occurrenceTransformational analysis Componential analysis Method of semantic differential Contextual analysisThe detailed description of these methods will be shown further.I. METHODS OF LEXICOLOGICAL ANALYSISI.1. Contrastive AnalysisIn fact contrastive analysis grew as the result of the practical demands o...
