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