Chapter l　INTRoDUCING LEXICOLoGY
　1．1 The Scope of Lexicology
　1．2 The Significance of Studying Vocabulary
　1．3 Lexicology and Linguistic Studies
　1．4 Research Methods in Lexicology
　1．5 Questions for Further Study
Chapter 2 THE SoURCES AND DEVELoPMENT OF
　ENGLISH VOCABULARY
　2．1 The Origins of English Words
　2．2 The Influences of Foreign Languages
　2．3 The Formation of English Words
　2．4 The Characteristics of Modern English Vocabular
　2．5 Questions for Further Study
Chapter 3 THE FoRMS AND STRUCTURES oF
　ENGLISH WoRDS

Chapter l　INTRoDUCING LEXICOLoGY
　1．1 The Scope of Lexicology
　1．2 The Significance of Studying Vocabulary
　1．3 Lexicology and Linguistic Studies
　1．4  Research Methods in Lexicology
　1．5  Questions for Further Study
Chapter 2 THE SoURCES AND DEVELoPMENT OF
　ENGLISH VOCABULARY
　2．1 The Origins of English Words
　2．2 The Influences of Foreign Languages
　2．3 The Formation of English Words
　2．4 The Characteristics of Modern English Vocabular
　2．5  Questions for Further Study
Chapter 3 THE FoRMS AND STRUCTURES oF
　ENGLISH WoRDS
　3．1  Morphological Structures of English Words
　3．2  Morphemes
　3．3  Roots
　3．4  Questions for Further Study
Chapter 4　WoRD FoRMATIoN VIA AFFIXATIoN
　4．1 Lexica I Prefixes
　4．2  Grammatical Prefixes
　4．3 Lexica l Suffixes
　4．4  GjrammaticaI Suffixes
　4．5  Questions for Fu rther Study
  Chapter 5　WORD FORMATIoN VIA
　CoMPOUNDING
　5．1 Three Forms of Compounds
　5．2  Structures of Compounds
　5．3  Functions of Compounds
　5．4  Characteristics of Compounds
　5．5  Compound Nouns
　5．6  Compound Adjectives
　5．7 Phrasal Compounds
　5-8 Questions for Further Study
 Chapter 6  WORD FORMATION VIA OTHER
　METHoDS
　6．1  Blending
　6．2  Conversion
　6．3  Borrowi ng
　6．4  Clipping
　6．5  Acronymy and Initialism
　6．6 Questions for Further Study
 Chapter 7　SENSE RELATIONS
　7．1 Types of Meaning
　7．2  Sense Relations
　7．3 Polysemy
　7．4 Homonymy
　7．5  Questions for Further Study
 Chapter 8　FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
　8．1  Simile
　8．2  Metaphor
　8．3 Pe-rsonification
　8．4 Dehumanization
　8．5 Hyperbole
　8．6  Allusion
　8．7 Paradox
　8．8  0nomatopoeia
　8．9  Questions for Further Study
Chapter 9 LANGUAGE VARIATION AND WORD
　CHoICE
　9．1  Speakers．／Writers．Choice of Words
　9．2  Word Choice for Formal English
　9．3  Words to Avoid in Formal English
　9．4  Questions for Further Study
Chapter l0  CoLLoCATIoNS
　10．1 Noun ColIocations
　1 0．2 Verb Collocations
　1 0．3 Adjective Collocations
　1 0．4 Adverb Collocations
　1 0．5 Preposition Collocations
　1 0．6 Conjunction Collocations
　1 0．7 Questions for Further Study
 Chapter ll  DICTIoNARIES AND VOCABULARY
　LEARNING
　11．l Types of Dictionaries
　11．2 Information in Dictionaries
　11．3 Monolingual and Bilingual Dictionaries
　1 1．4 Principles of Selecting a Dictionary
　1 1．5 Questions for Further Study
 Chapter l2  ENGLISH VOCABULARY LEARNING
　STRATEGIES
　1 2．1 Classifications of Vocabulary Learning Strategies
　1 2．2 Suggested Methods in Learning Vocabulary
　1 2．3 Questions for Further Study
Appendix I  A SELECTED LIST oF ENGLISH
　PREFIXES
Appendix II  A SELECTED LIST OF ENGLISH
　SU FFIXES
Appendix III A SELECTED LIST oF ENGLISH
　COMBINING FORMS
Appendix IV A SELECTED LIST oF ENGLISH
　WoRD RooTS
Bib¨ography
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