Контрольная «Английский язык»,
Lexicology, Английский язык в Екатеринбурге

Do the following practical assignments: 1. Analyze the semantic structure of the words bitter, eye, to swim. Use English-English dictionary. 2. What semantic processes took place in the development of new meaning for the words: star (in show bisiness), wing (of a building), black (despair), pit (The pit loudly applauded). 3. Speak on the valency of the adjective white in the phrases: white clouds, white hair, as white as snow, the white race, white elephant, white magic. 4. Find homonyms for the words: band,fall,ray,draw. 5. What linguistic phenomenon is this joke based on? A: I got sick last night eating eggs. B: Too bad. A: No, only one. 6. What linguistic phenomenon is this joke based on? A: Allow me to present my wife to you. B: Many thanks, but I have one already. 7. Analyze the following synonyms. Decide on the type of synonyms: clever, bright, smart, intelligent; homely, domestic; suitable, fitting; policeman, cop. 8. Substitute another adjective with the similar meaning in the following phrases and explain the difference if there is any: brisk pace, celebrated writer, changeable weather, petite woman. 9. Analyze the following antonyms, state the type: subjective – objective; to send – to receive; merry – sad; cold – hot, employer – employee. 10. Group the following lexemes on different semantic principles: literature, to hang about, dry, to bear, prose, triumph, a bear, beer, wet, unlike, poetry, dissimilar, sonnet, hair, a story, a novel, different, a hare, to frequent, soaked, to haunt (synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, lexical-semantic groups).