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 Vocabulary

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 Lexical Prefixes

4.2 Grammatical Prefixes

4.3 Lexical Suffixes

4.4 Grammatical Suffixes

4.5 Questions for Further 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 Borrowing

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 Personification

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

11.1 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 SU FFIXES

Appendix Ⅲ A SELECTED LIST OF ENGLISH COMBINING FORMS

Appendix Ⅳ A SELECTED LIST OF ENGLISH WORD ROOTS

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