Introduction
Chapter 1 Basic Concepts of Words and Vocabulary
1.1 What Is a Word
1.2 Sound and Meaning
1.3 Sound and form
1.4 Vocabulary
1.5 Classification of Words
1.5.1 Basic Word Stock and Nonbasic Vocabulary
1.5.2 Content Words and Functional Words
1.5.3 Native Words and Borrowed Words
Questions and Tasks
Chapter 2 The Development of the English Vocabulary
2.1 The Indo-European Language Family
2.2 A Historical Overview of the English Vocabulary
2.2.1 Old English (450-1150)
2.2.2 Middle English (1150-1500)
2.2.3 Modern English (1500-up to now)
2.3 Growth of Present-day English Vocabulary
2.4 Modes of Vocabulary Development
Questions and Tasks
Chapter 3 Word Formation I
3.1 Morphemes
3.2 Allomorphs
3.3 Types of Morphemes
3.3.1 Free Morphemes
3.3.2 Bound Morphemes
3.4 Root and Stem
Questions and Tasks
Chapter 4 Word Formation II
4.1 Affixation
4.1.1 Prefixation
4.1.2 Suffixation
4.2 Compounding
4.2.1 Characteristics of Compounds
4.2.2 Formation of Compounds
4.3 Conversion
4.4 Blending
4.5 Clipping
4.6 Acronymy
4.6.1 Initialisms
4.6.2 Acronyms
4.7 Back-formation
4.8 Words from Proper Names
Questions and Tasks
Chapter 5 Word Meaning
5.1 The Meanings of ‘Meaning’
5.1.1 Reference
5.1.2 Concept
5.1.3 Sense
5.2 Motivation
5.2.1 Onomatopoeic Motivation
5.2.2 Morphological Motivation
5.2.3 Semantic Motivation
5.2.4 Etymological Motivation
5.3 Types of Meaning
5.3.1 Grammatical Meaning and Lexical Meaning
5.3.2 Conceptual Meaning and Associative Meaning
Questions and Tasks
Chapter 6 Sense Relations and Semantic Field
6.1 Polysemy
6.1.1 Two Approaches to Polysemy
6.1.2 Two Processes of Development
6.2 Homonymy
6.2.1 Types of Homonyms
6.2.2 Origins of Homonyms
6.2.3 Differentiation of Homonyms from Polysemant
6.2.4 Rhetoric Features of Homonyms
6.3 Synonymy
6.3.1 Definition of Synonyms
6.3.2 Types of Synonyms
6.3.3 Sources of Synonyms
6.3.4 Discrimination of Synonyms
6.4 Antonymy
6.4.1 Types of Antonyms
6.4.2 Some of the Characteristics of Antonyms
6.4.3 The Use of Antonyms
6.5 Hyponymy
6.6 Semantic Field
Questions and Tasks
Chapter 7 Changes in Word Meaning
7.1 Types of Changes
7.1.1 Extension
7.1.2 Narrowing
7.1.3 Elevation
7.1.4 Degradation
7.2 Causes of Changes
7.2.1 Extra-linguistic Factors
7.2.2 Linguistic Factors
Questions and Tasks
Chapter 8 Meaning and Context
8.1 Types of Context
8.1.1 Extra-linguistic Context
8.1.2 Linguistic Context
8.2 The Role of Context
8.2.1 Elimination of Ambiguity
8.2.2 Indication of Referents
8.2.3 Provision of Clues for Inferring Word-meaning
Questions and Tasks
Chapter 9 English Idioms
9.1 Characteristics of Idioms
9.1.1 Semantic Unity
9.1.2 Structural Stability
9.2 Classification of Idioms
9.2.1 Idioms Nominal in Nature
9.2.2 Idioms Adjectival in Nature
9.2.3 Idioms Verbal in Nature
9.2.4 Idioms Adverbial in Nature
9.2.5 Sentence Idioms
9.3 Use of Idioms
9.3.1 Stylistic Features
9.3.2 Rhetorical Features
9.3.3 Variations of Idioms
Questions and Tasks
Chapter 10 English Dictionaries
10.1 Types of Dictionaries
10.1.1 Monolingual and Bilingual Dictionaries
10.1.2 Linguistic and Encyclopedic Dictionaries
10.1.3 Unabridged, Desk and Pocket Dictionaries
10.1.4 Specialized Dictionaries
10.2 Use of Dictionaries
10.2.1 Choice of Dictionaries
10.2.2 Content of the Dictionary
10.2.3 Use of the Dictionary
10.3 Three Good General Dictionaries
10.3.1 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English(LDCE) New Edition (1987)
10.3.2 Collins COBUILD English Language Dictionary(CCELD) (1987)
10.3.3 A Chinese-English Dictionary (Revised Edition) (CED) (1995)
Questions and Tasks
Suggested Answers
Reference Books
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后记
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