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Preface 1

Chapter 1.Introduction: 1

1.1 What Is Lexicology? 1

1.2 What Are the Subbranches of Lexicology? 2

1.3 The Connection of Lexicology with Other Branches of Linguistics and other Non-Linguistic Subjects 4

1.4 The Theoretical Basis for the Investigation of Modern English Lexicology 8

1.5 The Aims and Significance of the Course of Modern English Lexicology 10

Review Questions 12

Chapter 2. Some Problems of the Definition of the Word and the Theory of the English Vocabulary 14

2.1 The Problem of a Scientific Definition of a Word 14

2.2 Meaning and Notion of a Word 19

2.3 Theory of the English Vocabulary 21

Review Questions 24

Chapter 3.Sources of the English Vocabulary 25

3.1 Elements Making up the English Vocabulary 25

3.2 Doublets, Hybrids, International Words 58

3.3 Interrelation between Native and Foreign Elements in the English Language 64

3.4 Conclusion 70

Review Questions 72

Chapter 4.Word-Structure 73

4.1 Morphemic Analysis 73

4.2 Derivational or Word-formation Level of Analysis 81

4.3 Summary of the English Word-Structure 87

Review Questions 89

Appendix: Select List of Latin and Greek Roots 90

Chapter 5. English Word-Formation 100

5.1 Means of Word-Formation in General 100

5.2 Affixation 100

5.3 Conversion 116

5.4 Composition or Compounding 130

5.5 Minor Ways of Word-building 150

5.6 Conclusion 156

Review Questions 157

Chapter 6. Semantics and Semantic Analysis of Words 159

6.1 Introductory Remarks 159

6.2 Historical Surey 159

6.3 Two Schools of Thought in Prescnt-day Linguistics 163

6.4 Types of Meaning 170

6.5 The Semantic Analysis of Words 173

6.6 The Semantic Relationship Between Words: Syonyms and Antonyms 186

Review Questions 203

Chapter 7. Change of Meaning(Semantic Ahange) 204

7.1 Introduction 204

7.2 Four Major Tendencies that Lead to Change of Meaning 205

7.3 Figures of Specch 213

7.4 Summary 223

Review Questions 225

Chapter 8. English Idioms 226

8.1 Introductory Remarks 226

8.2 Characteristic Features of English Idioms 228

8.3 Classification of English Idioms 236

8.4 Phrasal Verbs 243

8.5 Conclusion 250

Appendix:English Proverbs and Familiar Quotations 251

Review Questions 254

Chapter 9. Regional Varieties of the English Languge; Types of the English Vocabulary; Lexical Layers in English. 255

9.1 Regional Varieties of the English Language 255

9.2 Types of Vocabulary 260

9.3 Lexical Layer of the English Vocabulary 269

9.4 Stylistic Differentiation 270

Review Questions 273

Chapter 10. American English 274

10.1 A Introductory Remarks 274

10.2 A Brief Historical Background of American English 275

10.3 Characteristics of American English 279

10. Differences Between American and British English: Vocabulary, Spelling, Pronunciation, Grammar 281

10.5 Concluding Remarks 291

Appendix: Some Current Amaricanisms 292

Review Questions 295

Chapter 11. English Lexicography 296

11.1 Lexicography and Lexicology 296

11.2 Types of Dictionary 297

11.3 Some of the Main Problems in Lexicography 304

11.4 Historical Development of British and American Lexicography 307

11.5 How to Use a Dictionary 317

Review Questions 320

12.1 The Diachronic Approach 321

Chapter 12. Methods of Lexicological Research 321

12.2 The Synchronic Approach 323

12.3 Statistical Method 332

12.4 Research Procedures 337

12.5 Conclusion 344

Review Questions 346

Appendix 1. The Periods in the History of English 347

Appendix 2. Exercises in Modern English Lexicology 348

Appendix 3. Indo-European Languaeg Family 357

Appendix 4. Glossary of Some Linguistic Terms 358

Bibliography 360