PART ONE 1
Chapter Ⅰ.A GENERAL SURVEY OF ENGLISH VOCABULARY 1
1.The Development of English Vocabulary 4
2.Classification of English Words According to Different Criteria 14
PART TWO 33
Chapter Ⅱ.MORPHOLOGICAL STRUCTURE OF ENGLISH WORDS 33
1.Morphemes 33
2.Classification of Morphemes 36
Chapter Ⅲ.WORD-FORMATION (Ⅰ) (The Three Major Processes of Word-Formation) 48
1.General Remarks 48
2.Compounding 54
3.Derivation 66
4.Conversion 87
1.Acronymy:Initialisms and Acronyms 112
Chapter Ⅳ.WORD-FORMATION (Ⅱ)(The Minor Processes of Word-Formation) 112
2.Clipping 117
3.Blending 119
4.Back-formation 125
5.Words from Proper Names 128
6.Reduplication 133
7.Neoclassical Formation 135
8.Miscellaneous 136
PART THREE 143
Chapter Ⅴ.WORD MEANING AND SEMANTIC FEATURES 143
1.Conventionality and Motivation 143
2.Main Types of Word Meaning 147
3.Componential Analysis and Semantic Features 156
Chapter Ⅵ.POLYSEMY AND HOMONYMY 167
1.Polysemy 167
2.Homonymy 177
3.The Stylistic Value of Polysemy and Homonymy 184
1.Synonymy 190
Chapter Ⅶ.SENSE RELATIONS BETWEEN WORDS 190
2.Antonymy 209
3.Hyponymy 219
4.Semantic Field 222
Chapter Ⅷ.MEANING AND CONTEXT 233
1.Two Types of Contexts 233
2.The Vital Role of Context in Determination of Word Meaning 241
3.Suggested Ways for a Correct Com-prehension of Word Meaning 248
Chapter Ⅸ.CHANGES IN WORD MEANING 257
1.Causes of Changes in Word Meaning 258
2.Four Tendencies in Semantic Change 269
3.Semantic Development or Change Resulting from the Figurative Use of Words 284
Chapter Ⅹ.ENGLISH IDIOMS 292
1.Introductory Remarks 292
PART FOUR 292
2.Sources of English Idioms 295
3.Classification of Idioms 296
4.Syntactic,Structural and Stylistic Analysis of Idioms 310
Chapter Ⅺ.AMERICAN ENGLISH 324
1.Growth of American English 325
2.Characteristics of American English 333
3.Differences Between British and Ameri-can English 345
Chapter Ⅻ.ENGLISH DICTIONARIES AND HOW TO USE THEM 363
1.Introductory Remarks 363
2.Types of Dictionaries 366
3.The Choice of a Dictionary 379
4.How to Use a Dictionary 382
Key to Exercises 395
Reference Books 413
学用英语词汇学术语英汉对照表 417