實(shí)用英語(yǔ)詞匯學(xué)

Chapter 1 English as a global language
　1.1 The English language today
　　1.1.1 English is a global language
　　1.1.2 Political and economical reasons
　1.2 The demand for English
　　1.2.1 The use of English
　　1.2.2 The teaching of English
　1.3 The future of English
　Exercises
Chapter 2 Lexicology and basic concepts of words and vocabulary
　2.1 The definition of English lexicology
　　2.1.1 The domains of English lexicology
　　2.1.2 Methods of studying of lexicology
　2.2 The definition of word
　2.3 The definition of vocabulary
　2.4 Classification of words
　　2.4.1 Full word and form word
　　2.4.2 Popular word and learned word
　　2.4.3 Abstract word and concrete word
　　2.4.4 Transparent word and opaque word
　　2.4.5 Polysemic word and monosemic word
　　2.4.6 Native word and loan word
　Exercises
Chapter 3 The development of the English vocabulary
　3.1 The world languages
　3.2 Language classifications
　　3.2.1 Morphological classification
　　3.2.2 Structural classification
　3.3 Indo-European language family
　3.4 The historical overview of English vocabulary
　　3.4.1 Old English （450-1150）
　　3.4.2 Middle English （1150-1500）
　　3.4.3 Modern English （1500 up to the present）
　3.5 Three main sources of new words of the present-day English vocabulary
　　3.5.1 The rapid development of modern science and technology
　　3.5.2 Social, economic, and political changes
　　3.5.3 The influence of other cultures and languages
　3.6 Modes of the development Of the English vocabulary
　　3.6.1 Creation
　　3.6.2 Semantic change
　　3.6.3 Borrowing
　Exercises
Chapter 4 The structure of English words
　4.1 The morphological structures of words
　　4.1.1 Morphemes
　　4.1.2 Morphs and allomorphs
　4.2 Types of morphemes
　　4.2.1 Free morphemes
　　4.2.2 Bound morphemes
　4.3 Root, stem and base
　　4.3.1 Root
　　4.3.2 Stem
　　4.3.3 Base
　Exercises
Chapter 5 Word-formation in English
　5.1 Affixation
　　5.1.1 Prefixation
　　5.1.2 Suffixation
　5.2 Compounding
　　5.2.1 Noun compounds
　　5.2.2 Adjective compounds
　　5.2.3 Verb compounds
　5.3 Conversion
　　5.3.1 Conversion to nouns
　　5.3.2 Conversion to verbs
　　5.3.3 Conversion to adjectives
　5.4 Blending
　　5.4.1 head+tail
　　5.4.2 head+head
　　5.4.3 head+word
　　5.4.4 word+tail
　5.5 Clipping
　　5.5.1 Front clipping
　　5.5.2 Back clipping
　　5.5.3 Front and back clipping
　　5.5.4 Phrase dipping
　5.6 Acronymy
　　5.6.1 Initialisms
　　5.6.2 Acronyms
　5.7 Back-formation
　　5.7.1 Abstract nouns
　　5.7.2 Human nouns
　　5.7.3 Compound nouns and others
　　5.7.4 Adjectives
　Exercises
Chapter 6 Word meaning
　6.1 Meaning
　　6.1.1 Analytical （referential） definitions of meaning
　　6.1.2 Operational （contextual） definitions of meaning
　6.2 Meanings of meaning
　　6.2.1 Reference
　　6.2.2 Concept
　　6.2.3 Sense
　6.3 Types of motivation
　　6.3.1 Onomatopoeic motivation
　　6.3.2 Morphological motivation
　　6.3.3 Semantic motivation
　　6.3.4 Etymological motivation
　6.4 Types of meaning
　　6.4.1 Grammatical meaning
　　6.4.2 Lexical meaning
　　6.4.3 Conceptual meaning
　　6.4.4 Associative meaning
　Exercises
Chapter 7 Sense relations
　7.1 Polysemy
　　7.1.1 Two approaches to polysemy
　　7.1.2 Two Processes of development
　7.2 Homonymy
　　7.2.1 Types of homonyms
　　7.2.2 Origins of homonyms
　7.3 Synonymy
　　7.3.1 Sources of synonyms
　　7.3.2 Discrimination of synonyms
　　7.3.3 Association and collocation
　7.4 Antonymy
　　7.4.1 Types of antonyms
　　7.4.2 Characteristics of antonyms and the use of antonyms
　7.5 Metonyms
　7.6 Retronyms
　7.7 Hyponymy
　　7.7.1 Superordinate and subordinate terms
　　7.7.2 Effect of them in use
　7.8 Semantic features
　　7.8.1 Semantic property
　　7.8.2 Semantic feature
　Exercises
Chapter 8 Changes in word meaning
　8.1 Can meaning change?
　8.2 Types of changes
　　8.2.1 Extension
　　8.2.2 Narrowing
　　8.2.3 Elevation
　　8.2.4 Degradation
　　8.2.5 Euphemism
　8.3 Causes of changes
　　8.3.2 Extraqinguistic factors
　Exercises
Chapter 9 Meaning and context
　9.1 Types of context
　　9.1.1 Linguistic context
　　9.1.2 Extra-linguistic context
　9.2 Clues for inferring word meaning in context
　　9.2.1 Definition
　　9.2.2 Explanation
　　9.2.3 Example
　　9.2.4 Synonymy
　　9.2.5 Antonymy
　　9.2.6 Hyponymy
　　9.2.7 Relevant details
　　9.2.8 Word structure （Word-formation）
　Exercises
Chapter 10 English dictionaries
　10.1 The development of dictionaries
　　10.1.1 The origins of the English dictionary
　　10.1.2 The first English dictionaries
　　10.1.3 Modern English dictionaries
　10.2 Types of dictionaries
　　10.2.1 Monolingual and bilingual dictionaries
　　10.2.2 General-purpose and specific-purpose dictionaries
　10.3 Using a dictionary
　　10.3.1 The dictionary entry
　　10.3.2 Spelling
　　10.3.3 Pronunciation
　　10.3.4 Parts of speech and inflected forms of words
　　10.3.5 Labels
　　10.3.6 The definition
　　10.3.7 Etymology
　　10.3.8 Synonyms
　Exercises
Keys to Exercises
附錄一 英語(yǔ)詞匯學(xué)術(shù)語(yǔ)表
附錄二 詞匯表
附錄三 希臘、拉丁詞根和詞綴
?。ㄒ唬┫ＥD、拉丁詞根
?。ǘ┫ＥD、拉丁詞綴
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