Chapter lINTRoDUCING 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 4WoRD 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 5WORD 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 7SENSE RELATIONS
7.1 Types of Meaning
7.2 Sense Relations
7.3 Polysemy
7.4 Homonymy
7.5 Questions for Further Study
Chapter 8FIGURATIVE 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 0nomatopoeia
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 l0 CoLLoCATIoNS
10.1 Noun ColIocations
1 0.2 Verb Collocations
1 0.3 Adjective Collocations
1 0.4 Adverb Collocations
1 0.5 Preposition Collocations
1 0.6 Conjunction Collocations
1 0.7 Questions for Further Study
Chapter ll DICTIoNARIES AND VOCABULARY
LEARNING
11.l Types of Dictionaries
11.2 Information in Dictionaries
11.3 Monolingual and Bilingual Dictionaries
1 1.4 Principles of Selecting a Dictionary
1 1.5 Questions for Further Study
Chapter l2 ENGLISH VOCABULARY LEARNING
STRATEGIES
1 2.1 Classifications of Vocabulary Learning Strategies
1 2.2 Suggested Methods in Learning Vocabulary
1 2.3 Questions for Further Study
Appendix I A SELECTED LIST oF ENGLISH
PREFIXES
Appendix II A SELECTED LIST OF ENGLISH
SU FFIXES
Appendix III A SELECTED LIST oF ENGLISH
COMBINING FORMS
Appendix IV A SELECTED LIST oF ENGLISH
WoRD RooTS
Bib¨ography
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