Chapter I Introduction
1.1 What Is Lexicology?
1.2 English Lexicology and Its Relation to Other Disciplines
1.3 Methods of Study
1.4 Aims and Significance of the Course
Exercises
Chapter 2 Basic Concepts of Words and Vocabulary
2.1 Definition of a Word
2.2 Sound and Meaning
2.3 Sound and Form
2.4 Vocabulary
2.5 Classification of Words
Exercises
Chapter 3 The Developing English Vocabulary
3.1 The Indo-European Language Family
3.2 A Historical Overview of the English Vocabulary
3.3 Growth of Present-Day English Vocabulary
3.4 Modes of Vocabulary Development
Exercise
Chapter 4 Morphological Structure and Word-Formation
4.1 The Concept of Morpheme and the Types of Morphemes
4.2 The Three Major Processes of Word-Formation
4.3 The Minor Processes of Word-Formation
Exercises
Chapter 5 Ward Meaning, Polysemy and Homonymy
5.1 Motivation
5.2 Main Types of Word Meaning
5.3 Componential Analysis and Semantic Features
5.4 Polysemy
5.5 Homonymy
Exercises
Chapter 6 Sense Relations Between Words
6.1 Synonymy
6.2 Antonymy
6.3 Hyponymy
6.4 Semantic Field
Exercises
Chapter 7 Changes in Word Meaning
7.1 Causes of Changes in Word Meaning
7.2 Four Tendencies in Semantic Change
7.3 Semantic Changes Resulting from the Figurative Use of Words
Exercises
Chapter 8 Meaning and Context
8.1 Types of Contexts
8.2 The Role of Context in Deciding Word Meaning
8.3 How to Guess Word Meaning from Context
Exercises
Chapter 9 English Idioms
9.1 Definition of Idioms
9.2 Sources of English Idioms
9.3 Classification of English Idioms
9.4 Syntactic, Structural and Stylistic Features
9.5 Beware of Translation Traps
Exercises
Chapter 10 American English
10.1 Growth of American English
10.2 Characteristics of American English
10.3 Differences Between British and American English
10.4 Conclusion
Exercises
Appendix English-Chinese Lexicology Terms
Bibliography
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