PART ONE 1
Chapter Ⅰ．A GENERA SURVER OF ENGLISH VOCABULARY 1
CONTENTS 1
1．The Development of English Vocabulary 4
2．Cla ssification of English Words According to Different Criteria 15
PART TWO 35
ChapterⅡ．MORPHOLOGICAL STRUCTURE OF ENGLISH WORDS 35
1．Morphemes 35
2．Classifi cation of Morphemes 38
Chapter Ⅲ．WORD-FORMATION（Ⅰ）（The Three Major Processes of Word-Formation） 50
1．General Remarks 50
2．Compounding 56
3．Derivation 68
4．Conversion 90
1．Acronymy：Initialsms and Acro nyms 117
Chapter Ⅳ．WORD-FORMATION（Ⅱ）（The Minor Processes of Word-Formation） 117
2．Clipping 122
3．Blending 125
4．Back-formation 130
5．Words from Proper Names 133
6．Reduplication 139
7．Neoclassical Formation 140
8．Miscellaneous 142
PART THREE 149
Chapter Ⅴ．WORD MEANING AND SEM ANTIC FEATURES 149
1．Conventionality and Motivation 149
2．Main Types of Word Meaning 153
3．Componential Analysis and Semantic Features 163
Chapter Ⅵ．POLYSEMY AND HOMONYMY 174
1．Polysemy 174
2．Homonymy 184
3．The stylistic Value of Polysemy and Homonymy 191
Chapter Ⅶ．SENSE RELATIONS BETWEEN WORDS 197
1．Synonymy 197
2．Antonymy 216
3．Hyponymy 227
4．Semantic Field 229
Chapter Ⅷ．MEANING AND CONTEXT 241
1．Two Types of Contexts 241
2．The Vital Role of Con text the in Deter-mination of Word Meaning 250
3．S uggested Ways for a Correct Com-prehension of Word Meani ng 257
Chapter Ⅺ．CHANGES IN WORD MEANING 267
1．Cau ses of Changes in Word Meaning 268
2．Four Tendencies in Semantic Change 280
3．Semantic Development or Change Resulting from the Figurative Use of Words 296
1．Introductory Remarks 304
PART FOUR 304
Chapter Ⅹ．ENGLISH IDIOMS 304
2．Sou rces of English Idioms 307
3．Classification of Idioms 308
4．Syntactic，st ruct ural and stylistic analysis of idioms 322
Chapter Ⅺ．AMERICAN ENGLISH 337
1 ．Growth of American English 338
2．Characteristics of American English 347
3．Differences Between British and Amer-ican English 360
Chapter Ⅻ．ENGLISH DICTIONARIES AND HOW 379
TO USE THEM 379
1．Introductory Remmarks 379
2．Types of Dictionaries 383
3．The Choice of a Dictiona ry 396
4．How to Use a Dictionary 400