本教程分十个章节较全面地介绍了英语词汇学的系统知识，包括英语作为全球化语言的国际地位、词汇学涉及的基本概念、英语词汇的发展、英语词的结构、构词法、词的意义、意义关系、词义的变化、意义与语境以及英语词典。通过教程的学习，同学们可以对英语词汇有一个较全面的了解，对英语历史文化有一个基本的认识。这些系统知识对扩大词汇量、把握英语词汇学习和使用规则有很大帮助。

本书为北京大学立项教材，是大学英语四级学习后的拓展教材。书中全面地介绍了英语词汇学的系统知识，包括英语作为全球化语言的国际地位、词汇学涉及的基本概念、英语词汇的发展、拉丁和希腊词根词缀、英语词的结构、构词法、词义的变化、意义与语境等。每章后有相当量的练习，以帮助学生扩大词汇量、把握英语词汇的学习和使用。

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

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