Chapter 1 INTRODUCING LEXICOLOGY
1.1 The Scope of Lexicology
1.2 The Significance of Studying Vocabulary
1.3 Lexicology and Linguistic Studies
1.4 Research Methods in Lexicology
1.5 Questions for Further Study
Chapter 2 THE SOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH VOCABULARY
2.1 The Origins of English Words
2.2 The Influences of Foreign Languages
2.3 The Formation of English Words
2.4 The Characteristics of Modern English Vocabular
2.5 Questions for Further Study
Chapter 3 THE FoRMS AND STRUCTURES OF ENGLISH WORDS
3.1 Morphological Structures of English Words
3.2 Morphemes
3.3 Roots
3.4 Questions for Further Study
Chapter 4 WORD FORMATION VIA AFFIXATION
4.1 Lexica I Prefixes
4.2 Grammatical Prefixes
4.3 Lexica l Suffixes
4.4 GjrammaticaI Suffixes
4.5 Questions for Fu rther Study
Chapter 5 WORD FORMATION VIA COMPOUNDING
5.1 Three Forms of Compounds
5.2 Structures of Compounds
5.3 Functions of Compounds
5.4 Characteristics of Compounds
5.5 Compound Nouns
5.6 Compound Adjectives
5.7 Phrasal Compounds
5.8 Questions for Further Study
Chapter 6 WORD FORMATION VIA OTHER METHODS
6.1 Blending
6.2 Conversion
6.3 Borrowi ng
6.4 Clipping
6.5 Acronymy and Initialism
6.6 Questions for Further Study
Chapter 7 SENSE RELATIONS
7.1 Types of Meaning
7.2 Sense Relations
7.3 Polysemy
7.4 Homonymy
7.5 Questions for Further Study
Chapter 8 FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
8.1 Simile
8.2 Metaphor
8.3 Pe-rsonification
8.4 Dehumanization
8.5 Hyperbole
8.6 Allusion
8.7 Paradox
8.8 Onomatopoeia
8.9 Questions for Further Study
Chapter 9 LANGUAGE VARIATION AND WORD CHOICE
9.1 Speakers'／Writers' Choice of Words
9.2 Word Choice for Formal English
9.3 Words to Avoid in Formal English
9.4 Questions for Further Study
Chapter 10 COLLOCATIONS
10.1 Noun Collocations
10.2 Verb Collocations
10.3 Adjective Collocations
10.4 Adverb Collocations
10.5 Preposition Collocations
10.6 Conjunction Collocations
10.7 Questions for Further Study
Chapter 11 DICTIONARIES AND VOCABULARY LEARNING
11.l Types of Dictionaries
11.2 Information in Dictionaries
11.3 Monolingual and Bilingual Dictionaries
11.4 Principles of Selecting a Dictionary
11.5 Questions for Further Study
Chapter 12 ENGLISH VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGIES
12.1 Classifications of Vocabulary Learning Strategies
12.2 Suggested Methods in Learning Vocabulary
12.3 Questions for Further Study
Appendix Ⅰ A SELECTED LIST OF ENGLISH PREFIXES
Appendix Ⅱ A SELECTED LIST OF ENGLISH SUFFIXES
Appendix Ⅲ A SELECTED LIST OF ENGLISH COMBINING FORMS
Appendix Ⅳ A SELECTED LIST OF ENGLISH WORD ROOTS
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