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The lecture will deal with the structural properties of the English lexicon. One important aspect to be treated is its etymologically mixed character, together with the consequences such as wide-spread synonymy, delicate stylistic levels and the requirements for lexicography. Another aspect concerns the morphological make-up of the lexicon, which - partly due the analytic character of English - shows a high degree of flexibility and innovativeness (cf. for example the numerous conversions and blends). A third aspect concerns combinability and fixedness within the lexicon, i.e. collocation, colligation and idiomaticity. Another point to be treated concerns the semantic relationships between words (e.g. antonymy) and how this shows up in actual English usage. |
