內容簡介
本書以現代語言學理論為基礎,以英語詞彙為研究對象,共12章,內容涉及英語詞彙的
構成、發展變化、形態結構、構成方式及語義關係、詞義的發展變化、詞的搭配與習語、美
式英語與英式英語的詞彙區別以及英語詞彙學習策略等。每章末設有活潑多樣的練習題,以
深化讀者對理論知識的理解與應用。書後另附美式英語與英式英語詞彙對照表,供讀者參考
使用。
本書適合普通高校英語專業學生和具有一定英語基礎、對英語詞彙學感興趣的讀者
使用。
作者簡介
楊連瑞,文學博士,中國海洋大學教授,博士生導師,主要從事英語語言學、二語習得等教學研究工作。國務院政府特殊津貼專家,教育部新世紀優秀人才,青島市高校教學名師,國務院學位委員會全國翻譯專業學位教育指導委員會委員,中國二語習得研究會會長,中國教育語言學研究會副會長等。
目錄
Chapter 1 Introduction1
1 1 What Is Lexicology?2
1 2 English Lexicology and Its Relation to Other Disciplines2
1 3 Methods of Word Study 3
1 4 Aims and Significance of the Course4
Exercises 4
Chapter 2 Basic Concepts of Words and Vocabulary7
2 1 Definition of a Word8
2 2 Sound and Meaning 9
2 3 Sound and Form 9
2 4 Vocabulary 10
2 5 Classification of Words11
2 5 1 Basic Word Stock and Non-Basic Vocabulary 11
2 5 2 Content Words and Functional Words 14
2 5 3 Native Words and Borrowed Words14
Exercises 15
Chapter 3 The Developing English Vocabulary17
3 1 The Indo-European Language Family 18
3 2 A Historical Overview of the English Vocabulary 18
3 2 1 The Period of Old English (450 CE–1100 CE)19
3 2 2 The Period of Middle English (1100 CE–1500 CE)20
3 2 3 The Period of Modern English (After 1500 CE)21
3 3 Growth of Present-Day English Vocabulary 23
3 3 1 The Rapid Development of Science and Technology 23
3 3 2 Political, Economic, and Cultural Changes in Society24
3 3 3 The Formation of New Vocabulary28
3 4 Modes of Vocabulary Development 29
Exercises 30
Chapter 4 Morphological Structure of Words33
4 1 The Concept of Morpheme 34
4 1 1 Types of Morphemes 34
4 1 2 Roots, Stems, and Bases36
4 2 Major Processes of Word Formation37
4 2 1 Derivation38
4 2 2 Conversion44
4 2 3 Compounding48
4 3 Minor Processes of Word Formation 54
4 3 1 Clipping54
4 3 2 Blending55
4 3 3 Acronymy: Initialisms and Acronyms57
4 3 4 Back-Formation59
4 3 5 Words from Proper Names60
4 3 6 Miscellaneous63
Exercises 64
Chapter 5 Word Meaning, Polysemy, and Homonymy 67
5 1 Motivation 68
5 1 1 Phonetic Motivation68
5 1 2 Morphological Motivation69
5 1 3 Semantic Motivation 69
5 2 Main Types of Word Meaning 70
5 2 1 Grammatical Meaning 70
5 2 2 Lexical Meaning71
5 2 3 Social or Stylistic Meaning 73
5 2 4 Affective Meaning77
5 2 5 Reflected Meaning79
5 2 6 Collocative Meaning80
5 2 7 Contextual Meaning80
5 3 Componential Analysis and Semantic Features 81
5 3 1 Componential Analysis on the Basis of Semantic Contrast 82
5 3 2 The Role of Componential Analysis in English Lexical Teaching 83
Exercises 84
Chapter 6 Sense Relations Between Words87
6 1 Synonymy 88
6 1 1 Complete Synonyms88
6 1 2 Relative Synonyms89
6 1 3 Other Types of Synonymy94
6 2 Antonymy 95
6 2 1 Types of Antonyms95
6 2 2 Different Antonyms of One Word97
6 2 3 Marked and Unmarked Members98
6 2 4 Asymmetry in the Pragmatic Uses 99
6 2 5 The Rhetorical Use of Antonyms100
6 3 Hyponymy101
6 4 Polysemy103
6 4 1 Definition103
6 4 2 Two Processes Leading to Polysemy 103
6 5 Homonymy104
6 5 1 Types of Homonyms105
6 5 2 Sources of Homonyms106
6 5 3 The Rhetorical Features of Polysemy and Homonymy 107
6 6 Meronymy/Holonymy108
6 6 1 Definition108
6 6 2 Distinction Between Meronymy/Holonymy and Hyponymy 108
6 6 3 Types of Meronymy109
6 7 Semantic Field109
Exercises 111
Chapter 7 Changes in Word Meaning115
7 1 Causes of Changes in Word Meaning 116
7 1 1 Historical and Social Causes 117
7 1 2 Psychological Cause 119
7 1 3 Linguistic Cause 121
7 1 4 Foreign Influences 122
7 2 Four Tendencies in Semantic Change 122
7 2 1 Extension of Meaning 123
7 2 2 Restriction of Meaning125
7 2 3 Elevation of Meaning 127
7 2 4 Degeneration of Meaning 128
7 3 Semantic Changes Resulting from the Figurative Use of Words130
7 3 1 Metaphor131
7 3 2 Synaesthesia 132
7 3 3 Metonymy 133
7 3 4 Synecdoche 133
Exercises135
Chapter 8 Meaning and Context137
8 1 Types of Context138
8 1 1 Linguistic Context138
8 1 2 Extra-Linguistic Context 141
8 2 Role of Context in Deciding Word Meaning 143
8 2 1 Eliminating Ambiguities 143
8 2 2 Specifying Referents and the Range of the Meaning 145
8 2 3 Conveying Emotional Overtones 147
8 3 How to Guess Word Meaning from Context149
8 3 1 Lexical Clues 149
8 3 2 Syntactical Restrictions 152
8 3 3 Semantic or Logical Connections 153
8 3 4 The Role of Topic Sentence 154
8 3 5 The Role of Background Knowledge 155
Exercises 156
Chapter 9 Multi-Word Expressions159
9 1 Characteristics of Multi-Word Expressions 160
9 2 Importance of Multi-Word Expressions163
9 3 Common Types of Multi-Word Expressions 164
9 4 Challenges of Learning Multi-Word Expressions for L2 Learners165
Exercises168
Chapter 10 Idioms 173
10 1 Definition of Idioms174
10 2 Sources of English Idioms 175
10 2 1 From Daily Life 175
10 2 2 From Food and Cooking 176
10 2 3 From Body Parts 177
10 2 4 From Names of Animals178
10 2 5 From Military or Sailor』s Life 179
10 2 6 From Literary Works 180
10 2 7 From Other Languages180
10 2 8 From Other Sources181
10 3 Classification of English Idioms 181
10 3 1 Nominal Phrases182
10 3 2 Verbal Phrases184
10 3 3 Adjectival Idiomatic Expressions188
10 3 4 Adverbial and Prepositional Idiomatic Expressions 190
10 3 5 Proverbs192