Unit1 Preliminaries about Lexicology Pre-Class Reading 1.1 Lexicology as a branch of linguistic study 1.2 The vocabulary of a language 1.3 Words as main units of the English vocabulary 1.4 Lexical knowledge 1.5 Lexical competence In-Class Activities Post-Class Tasks Proiect Work Unit2 The Formation of English Words Pre-Class Reading 2.1 Morphemes in English 2.2 Major processes of word formation in English 2.3 Other processes of word formation in English In-Class Activities Post-Class Tasks Project Work Unit3 The Grammatical Aspect of English Words Pre-Class Reading 3.1 Word classes in English 3.2 Countable nouns vs. uncountable nouns 3.3 Transitive verbs vs. intransitive verbs 3.4 Dynamic verbs vs. stative verbs In-Class Activities Post-Class Tasks Project Work Unit4 The Idiomatic Aspect of English Word Combinations Pre-Class Reading 4.1 Chunks in English 4.2 Collocations in English 4.3 Idioms in English 4.4 Proverbs in English In-Class Activities Post-Class Tasks Project Work Unit5 The Semantic Tgpes of English Words Pre-Class Reading 5.1 Concrete words vs. abstract words 5.2 Proper nouns vs. common nouns 5.3 Descriptive words vs. evaluative words 5.4 Fuzzy words and hedges In-Class Activities Post-Class Tasks Proiect Work Unit6 The Semantic Networks of English Words Pre-Class Reading 6.1 Semantic networks 6.2 Semantic fields 6.3 Superordinates vs. hyponyms 6.4 Meronyms vs. holonyms 6.5 Lexical gaps In-Class Activities Post-Class Tasks Project Work Unit7 The Semantic Relations among English Words Pre-Class Reading 7.1 Synonyms and synonymous expressions 7.2 Antonyms and antonymous expressions 7.3 Polysemous words vs. homonymous words 7.4 Semantic relations and textual organization In-Class Activities Post-Class Tasks Project Work Unit8 The Emotional Aspect of English Words Pre-Class Reading 8.1 Appreciative words VS.derogatory words 8.2 Semantic prosody of some words 8.3 Other lexical devices to convey affeet In-Class Activities Post-Class Tasks Project Work Unit9 The Stglistic Aspect of English Words Pre-Class Reading 9.1 Style and formality 9.2 Genre and vocabulary 9.3 Technical terms in English In-Class Activities Post-Class Tasks Project Work Unit10 The Social Aspect of English Words Pre-Class Reading 10.1 Gender and English words 10.2 Honorifics in English 10.3 Euphemisms in Englistl In-Class Activities Post-Class Tasks Project Work Unit11 The Cultural Aspect of English Words Pre-Class Reading 11.1 Color terms an(1 culture 11.2 Numerals and culture 11.3 Euphemisms and culture 11.4 Idioms and culture In-Class Activities Post-Class Tasks Project Work Unit12 The Cognitive Aspect of English Words Pro-Class Reading 12.1 Literal and figurative use of vocabulary 12.2 Metaphoric mechanism in the English vocabulary 12.3 Metonymic mechanism in the English vocabulary 12.4 English discourse markers In-Class Activities Post-Class Tasks Proiect Work Unit13 The Change of English Words Pre-Class Reading 13.1 Semantic change of English words 13.2 Morphological change of English words 13.3 Grammatical change of English words 13.4 Cyber vocabulary 13.5 Catchy words in English In-Class Activities Post-Class Tasks Proiect Work Unit14 The Loan Words in English Pre-Class Reading 14.1 Words borrowed from Latin and Greek 14.2 Words borrowed from French 14.3 Words borrowed from other Indo-European languages 14.4 Words borrowed from Chinese and Japanese 14.5 Nativization of English words in China In-Class Activities Post-Class Tasks Proiect Work Unit15 Learning the English Vocabulary Unit16 The Tgpes and Components of Dictionaries References Glossary