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 VZA COMPOUNDZNG
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
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Chapter 9 LANGUAGE VARIATION AND WORD CHOICE
Chapter 10 COLLOCATIONS
Chapter 11 DICTIONARIES AND VOCABULARY LEARNING
Chapter 12 ENGLISH VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGIES
