英语词汇学

English Lexicology CONTENTS Introduction Chapter 1 Basic Concepts of Word 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 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 Chapter 3 Word Formation One 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 Chapter 4 Word Formation Two 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 Chapter 5 Word Meaning 5.1 The Meaning 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 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 Antonyms 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 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 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 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 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) Suggested Answers Reference Books