Chapter 1 Language,Linguistics and Lexicology

1-1-1 Introductory Remarks

1-1-2 A Definition of Language

1-1-3 Language,Society and Thought

1-2-1 A Definition of Linguistics

1-2-2 The Scope of Linguistics

1-3-1 What Is Lexicology?

1-3-2 Aims and Significance of the Course of English Lexicology

1-3-3 The Connection of Lexicology with Other Branches of Linguistics

1-3-4 Two Approaches to the Study of English Lexicology

Chapter 2 The Sources of the English Vocabulary

2-1-1 What Is Etymology?

2-1-2 The English People and the English Language

2-1-3 The Position and Character of the English Language in the Indo-European Family

2-1-4 The Divisions of the History of the English Language

2-1-5 Some Characteristics of Old English

2-1-6 Some Characteristics of Middle English

2-1-7 Some Characteristics of Modern English

2-1-8 Etymological Twins in English

2-1-9 Some Combining Forms Used in Modern English

2-2-1 Words of Native Origin

2-2-2 Borrowed Words in the English Vocabulary

2-3-1 The Foreign Elements in the English Vocabulary

2-3-2 The Scandinavian Element in the English Vocabulary

2-3-3 The French Element in the English Vocabulary

2-3-4 The Latin Element in the English Vocabulary

2-3-5 The Greek Element in the English Vocabulary

2-3-6 The Influence of the Classical Elements upon the English Vocabulary

2-3-7 Other Foreign Elements in the English Vocabulary

2-3-8 The Interrelation Between the Native and Foreign Elements in the English Vocabulary

2-3-9 The Linguistic and Historical Origins of Some Common English Words

Chapter 3 Word Meaning and Semantic Relations

3-1-1 Some General Remarks on Semantics and Meaning

3-1-2 The Relationship Between Meaning and the Object

3-2-1 What Is a Word?

3-2-2 Meaning and Motivation

3-3-1 Classifications of Words

3-3-2 Main Types of Word Meaning

3-3-3 Word Meaning and Context

3-4-1 Synonyms

3-4-2 Antonyms

3-4-3 Polysemy and Homonymy

3-4-4 Hyponymy

Chapter 4 The Changing English Vocabulary

4-1-1 The Constant Change in Language and the Continuous Appearance of Neologisms

4-1-2 The Definition of Neologisms or New Words

4-1-3 The Rate of Changes of the English Vocabulary

4-1-4 The Sources of New Words

4-1-5 The Formation of Neologisms

4-2-1 Archaisms

4-3-1 Changes in Meaning

4-3-2 Four Tendencies in Semantic Changes

4-3-3 Semantic Changes from the Literal Use of Words to Their Figurative Use

Chapter 5 Word-formation in English

5-1-1 Introduction

5-1-2 Morphological Structure of Words

5-1-3 Two Types of Morphemes

5-1-4 Three Types of Words

5-1-5 Root,Base,Stem

5-2-1 The Main Processes of English Word-formation

5-2-2 The Minor Processes of English Word-formation

Chapter 6 English Idioms

6-1-1 Introduction

6-1-2 The Definition of Idioms

6-1-3 The Significance of Studying English Idioms

6-1-4 The Features of English Idioms

6-1-5 English Idioms in Different Styles

6-1-6 The Difference Between Idiomatic and Free Phrases

6-2-1 Classifications of English Idioms

6-2-2 Some Useful Language Areas of Idioms

Chapter 7 English Collocations

7-1-1 Introduction

7-1-2 What Is a Collocation?

7-1-3 The Importance of Learning English Collocations

7-2-1 The Classification of English Collocations

7-2-2 Register Used in English Collocations

7-3-1 Some Commonest Words Used in English Collocations

7-4-1 Different Subjects of English Collocations

7-4-2 Families

7-4-3 Houses,Flats and Rooms

7-4-4 Food and Drink

7-4-5 Study and Learning

7-4-6 Fitness and Illness

7-4-7 Job and Work

7-4-8 Computers

7-4-9 Sport

7-4-10 Time

Chapter 8 British and American English

8-1-1 English as a Language of Worldwide Use

8-1-2 British and American English

8-1-3 The Historical Background of American English

8-2-1 Differences between British English and American English

8-2-2 Differences in Individual Sounds

8-2-3 Differences in Stress

8-2-4 Differences in Spelling

8-2-5 Differences in Vocabulary

8-2-6 Differences in Grammar

8-3-1 A Comparison Between Webster's Pronunciation Symbols(WPS)and International Phonetic Alphabet(IPA)

8-3-2 British and American English in the Future

Chapter 9 English Dictionaries and How to Use Them

9-1-1 What Is a Dictionary?

9-1-2 Characteristics of Dictionaries

9-2-1 Types of Dictionaries

9-2-2 Monolingual,Bilingual and Multilingual Dictionaries

9-2-3 General and Special Dictionaries

9-2-4 Pocket,Medium-sized and Unabridged Dictionaries

9-2-5 Synchronic and Diachronic Dictionaries

9-2-6 Encyclopedias and Encyclopedic Dictionaries

9-2-7 The Printed and Electronic Dictionaries

9-3-1 The History of English Dictionaries

9-3-2 A Brief Introduction of Five Newest English Dictionaries

9-3-3 Five Periods in the History of English Dictionaries

9-4-1 How to Use English Dictionaries

Appendix 1 An English-Chinese List of Technical Terms of Lexicology Used in This Book

Appendix 2 The Review of a Newest Book

Bibliography