【本书目录】 Chapter 1 English as a global language 1.1 The English language today 1.1.1 English is a global language 1.1.2 Political and economical reasons 1.2 The demand for English 1.2.1 The use of English 1.2.2 The teaching of English 1.3 The future of English Exercises Chapter 2 Lexicology and basic concepts of words and vocabulary 2.1 The definition of English lexicology 2.1.1 The domains of English lexicology 2.1.2 Methods of studying of lexicology 2.2 The definition of word 2.3 The definition of vocabulary 2.4 Classification of words 2.4.1 Full word and form word 2.4.2 Popular word and learned word 2.4.3 Abstract word and concrete word 2.4.4 Transparent word and opaque word 2.4.5 Polysemic word and monosemic word 2.4.6 Native word and loan word Exercises Chapter 3 The development of the English vocabulary 3.1 The world languages 3.2 Language classifications 3.2.1 Morphological classification 3.2.2 Structural classification 3.3 Indo-European language family 3.4 The historical overview of English vocabulary 3.4.1 Old English （450-1150） 3.4.2 Middle English （1150-1500） 3.4.3 Modern English （1500 up to the present） 3.5 Three main sources of new words of the present-day English vocabulary 3.5.1 The rapid development of modern science and technology 3.5.2 Social, economic, and political changes 3.5.3 The influence of other cultures and languages 3.6 Modes of the development Of the English vocabulary 3.6.1 Creation 3.6.2 Semantic change 3.6.3 Borrowing Exercises Chapter 4 The structure of English words 4.1 The morphological structures of words 4.1.1 Morphemes 4.1.2 Morphs and allomorphs 4.2 Types of morphemes 4.2.1 Free morphemes 4.2.2 Bound morphemes 4.3 Root, stem and base 4.3.1 Root 4.3.2 Stem 4.3.3 Base Exercises Chapter 5 Word-formation in English 5.1 Affixation 5.1.1 Prefixation 5.1.2 Suffixation 5.2 Compounding 5.2.1 Noun compounds 5.2.2 Adjective compounds 5.2.3 Verb compounds 5.3 Conversion 5.3.1 Conversion to nouns 5.3.2 Conversion to verbs 5.3.3 Conversion to adjectives 5.4 Blending 5.4.1 head+tail 5.4.2 head+head 5.4.3 head+word 5.4.4 word+tail 5.5 Clipping 5.5.1 Front clipping 5.5.2 Back clipping 5.5.3 Front and back clipping 5.5.4 Phrase dipping 5.6 Acronymy 5.6.1 Initialisms 5.6.2 Acronyms 5.7 Back-formation 5.7.1 Abstract nouns 5.7.2 Human nouns 5.7.3 Compound nouns and others 5.7.4 Adjectives Exercises Chapter 6 Word meaning 6.1 Meaning 6.1.1 Analytical （referential） definitions of meaning 6.1.2 Operational （contextual） definitions of meaning 6.2 Meanings of meaning 6.2.1 Reference 6.2.2 Concept 6.2.3 Sense 6.3 Types of motivation 6.3.1 Onomatopoeic motivation 6.3.2 Morphological motivation 6.3.3 Semantic motivation 6.3.4 Etymological motivation 6.4 Types of meaning 6.4.1 Grammatical meaning 6.4.2 Lexical meaning 6.4.3 Conceptual meaning 6.4.4 Associative meaning Exercises Chapter 7 Sense relations 7.1 Polysemy 7.1.1 Two approaches to polysemy 7.1.2 Two Processes of development 7.2 Homonymy 7.2.1 Types of homonyms 7.2.2 Origins of homonyms 7.3 Synonymy 7.3.1 Sources of synonyms 7.3.2 Discrimination of synonyms 7.3.3 Association and collocation 7.4 Antonymy 7.4.1 Types of antonyms 7.4.2 Characteristics of antonyms and the use of antonyms 7.5 Metonyms 7.6 Retronyms 7.7 Hyponymy 7.7.1 Superordinate and subordinate terms 7.7.2 Effect of them in use 7.8 Semantic features 7.8.1 Semantic property 7.8.2 Semantic feature Exercises Chapter 8 Changes in word meaning 8.1 Can meaning change? 8.2 Types of changes 8.2.1 Extension 8.2.2 Narrowing 8.2.3 Elevation 8.2.4 Degradation 8.2.5 Euphemism 8.3 Causes of changes 8.3.2 Extraqinguistic factors Exercises Chapter 9 Meaning and context 9.1 Types of context 9.1.1 Linguistic context 9.1.2 Extra-linguistic context 9.2 Clues for inferring word meaning in context 9.2.1 Definition 9.2.2 Explanation 9.2.3 Example 9.2.4 Synonymy 9.2.5 Antonymy 9.2.6 Hyponymy 9.2.7 Relevant details 9.2.8 Word structure （Word-formation） Exercises Chapter 10 English dictionaries 10.1 The development of dictionaries 10.1.1 The origins of the English dictionary 10.1.2 The first English dictionaries 10.1.3 Modern English dictionaries 10.2 Types of dictionaries 10.2.1 Monolingual and bilingual dictionaries 10.2.2 General-purpose and specific-purpose dictionaries 10.3 Using a dictionary 10.3.1 The dictionary entry 10.3.2 Spelling 10.3.3 Pronunciation 10.3.4 Parts of speech and inflected forms of words 10.3.5 Labels 10.3.6 The definition 10.3.7 Etymology 10.3.8 Synonyms Exercises Keys to Exercises 附录一 英语词汇学术语表 附录二 词汇表 附录三 希腊、拉丁词根和词缀 （一）希腊、拉丁词根 （二）希腊、拉丁词缀 References
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