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