Englishlexicology_语词汇学重点讲解.doc

English lexicology 英语词汇学 Chapter1 basic concepts of words and vocabulary Classification of words Chapter2 the development of the english vocabulary Modes of vocabulary development 1150 Chapter 3 word formation Morphemes , allomorphs Chapter 4 word formation2 Affixation, prefixation suffixation , Compounding (characteristics formation ) Conversion , blending , clipping , acronymy Initialisms , acronyms Back-formation , words from proper names Chapter5 word meaning The meanings of ‘meaning’ Reference ,concept ,sense Motivation(onomatopoeic,morphological ,semantic , etymological) Types of meaning grammatical , lexical , conceptual , associative Chapter 6 sense relations and semantic field Polysemy , homonymy , synonymy , antonymy Chapter 7 changes in word meaning Extension , narrowing , elevation , degradation Chapter 8 meaning and context Types of context (extra-linguistic, linguistic) Role of context elimination of ambiguity indication of reference Provision of clues for inferring word-meaning Chapter9 english idioms Classification of idioms(nominal , adjectival , verbal , adverbial ) sentence and use Chapter 10 english Dictionaries Types of dictionary , three good Dictionary Longman dictionary of contemporary Collins COBUILD english Dictionary A Chinese-english Dictionary Unit 1 Methods of study ,there are generally two approaches to the study of words ,namely synchronic and diachronic Aims and significance of the course Language study involves the study of speech sounds ,grammar and vocabulary .vocabulary has proved particularly important and certainly the most difficult .Willkins asserts ‘without grammar very little can be conveyed ,without vocabulary nothing can be conveyed’ A good knowledge of morphological structure of english words and rules of word-formation will help learners develope their personal vocabulary and consciously increase their word power. Vocabulary All the words in a language make up its vocabulary . The te