英语词汇学引论

Chapter 1　Language，Linguistics and Lexicology

1-1-1　Introductory Remarks

1-1-2　A Definition of Language

1-1-3　Language，Society and Thought

1-2-1　A Definition of Li.nguistics

1-2-2　The Scope of Linguistics

1-3-1　What Is Lexicology？

1-3-2　Aims and Significance of the Course of English Lexicology

1-3-3　The Connection of Lexicology with Other Branches of Linguistics

1-3-4　Two Approaches to the Study of English Lexicology

Chapter 2　The Sources of the English Vocabulary

2-1-1　What is Etymology？

2-1-2　The English People and the English Language

2-1-3　The Position and Character of the English Language in the Indo-European Family

2-1-4　The Divisions of the History Of the English Language

2-1-5　Some Characteristics of Old English

2-1-6　Some Characteristics of Middle English

2-1-7　Some Characteristics of Modern English

2-1-8　Etymological Twins in English

2-1-9　Some Combining Forms Used in Modem English

2-2-1　Words of Native Origin

2-2-2　Borrowed Words in the English Vocabulary

2-3-1　The Foreign Elements in the English Vocabulary

2-3-2　The Scandinavian Element in the English Vocabulary

2-3-3　The French Element in the English Vocabulary

2-3-4　The Latin Element in the English Vocabulary

2-3-5　The Greek Element in the English Vocabulary

2-3-6　The Influence of the Classical Elements upon the English Vocabulary

2-3-7　Other Foreign Elements in the English Vocabulary

2-3-8　The Interrelation Between the Native and Foreign Elements in the English Vocabulary

2-3-9　The Linguistic and Historical Origins of Some Common English Words

Chapter 3　Word Meaning and Semantic Relations

3-1-1　Some General Remarks on Semantics and Meaning

3-1-2　The Relationship Between Meaning and the Object

3-2-1　What Is a Word？

3-2-2　Meaning and Motivation

3-3-1　Classifications of Words

3-3-2　Main Types of Word Meaning

3-3-3　Word Meaning and Context

3-4-1　Synonyms

3-4-2　Antonyms

3-4-3　Polysemy and Homonymy

3-4-4　Hyponymy

Chapter 4　The Changing English Vocabulary

4-1-1　The Constant Change in Language and the Continuous Appearance of Neologisms

4-1-2　The Definition of Neologisms or New Words

4-1-3　The Rate of Changes of the English Vocabulary

4-1-4　The Sources of New Words

4-1-5　The Formation of Neologisms

4-2-1　Archaisms

4-3-1　Changes in Meaning

4-3-2　Four Tendencies in Semantic Changes

4-3-3　Semantic Changes from the Literal Use of Words to Their Figurative Use

Chapter 5　Word-formation in English

5-1-1　Introduction

5-1-2　Morphological Structure of Words

5-1-3　Two Types of Morphemes

5-1-4　Three Types of Words

5-1-5　Root，Base，Stem

5-2-1　The Main Processes of English Word-formation

5-2-2　The Minor Processes of English Word-formation

Chapter 6　English Idioms

6-1-1　Introduction

6-1-2　The Definition of Idioms

6-1-3　The Significance of Studying English Idioms

6-1-4　The Features of English Idioms

6-1-5　English Idioms in Different Styles

6-1-6　The Difference Between Idiomatic and Free Phrases

6-2-1　Classifications of English Idioms

6-2-2　Some Useful Language Areas of Idioms

Chapter 7　English Collocations

7-1-1　Introduction

7-1-2　What Is a Collocation？

7-1-3　The Importance of Learning English Collocations

7-2-1　The Classification of English Collocations

7-2-2　Register Used in English Collocations

7-3-1　Some Commonest Words Used in English Collocations.

7-4-1　Different Subjects of English Collocations

7-4-2　Families

7-4-3　Houses，Flats and Rooms

7-4-4　Food and Drink

7-4-5　Study and Learning

7-4-6　Fitness and Illness

7-4-7　Job and Work

7-4-8　Computers

7-4-9　Sport

7-4-10　Time

Chapter 8　British and American English

8-1-1　English as a Language of Worldwide Use

8-1-2　British and American English

8-1-3　The Historical Background of American English

8-2-1　Differences between British English and American English

8-2-2　Differences in Individual Sounds

8-2-3　Differences in Stress

8-2-4　Differences in Spelling

8-2-5　Differences in Vocabulary

8-2-6　Differences in Grammar

8-3-1　A Comparison Between Websters Pronunciation Symbols （WPS） and International Phonetic Alphabet （IPA）

8-3-2　British and American English in the Future

Chapter 9　English Dictionaries and How to Use Them

9-1-1　What Is a Dictionary？

9-1-2　Characteristics of Dictionaries

9-2-1　Types of Dictionaries

9-2-2　Monolingual，Bilingual and Mulfilingual Dictionaries

9-2-3　General and Special Dictionaries

9-2-4　Pocket，Medium-sized and Unabridged Dictionaries

9-2-5　Synchronic and Diachronic Dictionaries

9-2-6　Encyclopedias and Encyclopedic Dictionaries

9-2-7　The Printed and Electronic Dictionaries

9-3-1　The History of English Dictionaries

9-3-2　A Brief Introduction of Five Newest English Dictionaries

9-3-3　Five Periods in the History of English Dictionaries

9-4-1　How to Use English Dictionaries

Appendix 1

An English-Chinese List of Technical Terms of Lexicology Used in This Book

Appendix 2

The Review of a Newest Book

Bibliography