Chapter 1 Language，Linguistics and Lexicology 1-1-1 Introductory Remarks 1-1-2 A Definition of Language 1-1-3 Language，Society and Thought 1-2-1 A Definition of Li.nguistics 1-2-2 The Scope of Linguistics 1-3-1 What Is Lexicology？ 1-3-2 Aims and Significance of the Course of English Lexicology 1-3-3 The Connection of Lexicology with Other Branches of Linguistics 1-3-4 Two Approaches to the Study of English Lexicology Chapter 2 The Sources of the English Vocabulary 2-1-1 What is Etymology？ 2-1-2 The English People and the English Language 2-1-3 The Position and Character of the English Language in the Indo-European Family 2-1-4 The Divisions of the History Of the English Language 2-1-5 Some Characteristics of Old English 2-1-6 Some Characteristics of Middle English 2-1-7 Some Characteristics of Modern English 2-1-8 Etymological Twins in English 2-1-9 Some Combining Forms Used in Modem English 2-2-1 Words of Native Origin 2-2-2 Borrowed Words in the English Vocabulary 2-3-1 The Foreign Elements in the English Vocabulary 2-3-2 The Scandinavian Element in the English Vocabulary 2-3-3 The French Element in the English Vocabulary 2-3-4 The Latin Element in the English Vocabulary 2-3-5 The Greek Element in the English Vocabulary 2-3-6 The Influence of the Classical Elements upon the English Vocabulary 2-3-7 Other Foreign Elements in the English Vocabulary 2-3-8 The Interrelation Between the Native and Foreign Elements in the English Vocabulary 2-3-9 The Linguistic and Historical Origins of Some Common English Words Chapter 3 Word Meaning and Semantic Relations 3-1-1 Some General Remarks on Semantics and Meaning 3-1-2 The Relationship Between Meaning and the Object 3-2-1 What Is a Word？ 3-2-2 Meaning and Motivation 3-3-1 Classifications of Words 3-3-2 Main Types of Word Meaning 3-3-3 Word Meaning and Context 3-4-1 Synonyms 3-4-2 Antonyms 3-4-3 Polysemy and Homonymy 3-4-4 Hyponymy Chapter 4 The Changing English Vocabulary 4-1-1 The Constant Change in Language and the Continuous Appearance of Neologisms 4-1-2 The Definition of Neologisms or New Words 4-1-3 The Rate of Changes of the English Vocabulary 4-1-4 The Sources of New Words 4-1-5 The Formation of Neologisms 4-2-1 Archaisms 4-3-1 Changes in Meaning 4-3-2 Four Tendencies in Semantic Changes 4-3-3 Semantic Changes from the Literal Use of Words to Their Figurative Use Chapter 5 Word-formation in English 5-1-1 Introduction 5-1-2 Morphological Structure of Words 5-1-3 Two Types of Morphemes 5-1-4 Three Types of Words 5-1-5 Root，Base，Stem 5-2-1 The Main Processes of English Word-formation 5-2-2 The Minor Processes of English Word-formation Chapter 6 English Idioms 6-1-1 Introduction 6-1-2 The Definition of Idioms 6-1-3 The Significance of Studying English Idioms 6-1-4 The Features of English Idioms 6-1-5 English Idioms in Different Styles 6-1-6 The Difference Between Idiomatic and Free Phrases 6-2-1 Classifications of English Idioms 6-2-2 Some Useful Language Areas of Idioms Chapter 7 English Collocations 7-1-1 Introduction 7-1-2 What Is a Collocation？ 7-1-3 The Importance of Learning English Collocations 7-2-1 The Classification of English Collocations 7-2-2 Register Used in English Collocations 7-3-1 Some Commonest Words Used in English Collocations. 7-4-1 Different Subjects of English Collocations 7-4-2 Families 7-4-3 Houses，F(xiàn)lats and Rooms 7-4-4 Food and Drink 7-4-5 Study and Learning 7-4-6 Fitness and Illness 7-4-7 Job and Work 7-4-8 Computers 7-4-9 Sport 7-4-10 Time Chapter 8 British and American English 8-1-1 English as a Language of Worldwide Use 8-1-2 British and American English 8-1-3 The Historical Background of American English 8-2-1 Differences between British English and American English 8-2-2 Differences in Individual Sounds 8-2-3 Differences in Stress 8-2-4 Differences in Spelling 8-2-5 Differences in Vocabulary 8-2-6 Differences in Grammar 8-3-1 A Comparison Between Websters Pronunciation Symbols （WPS） and International Phonetic Alphabet （IPA） 8-3-2 British and American English in the Future Chapter 9 English Dictionaries and How to Use Them 9-1-1 What Is a Dictionary？ 9-1-2 Characteristics of Dictionaries 9-2-1 Types of Dictionaries 9-2-2 Monolingual，Bilingual and Mulfilingual Dictionaries 9-2-3 General and Special Dictionaries 9-2-4 Pocket，Medium-sized and Unabridged Dictionaries 9-2-5 Synchronic and Diachronic Dictionaries 9-2-6 Encyclopedias and Encyclopedic Dictionaries 9-2-7 The Printed and Electronic Dictionaries 9-3-1 The History of English Dictionaries 9-3-2 A Brief Introduction of Five Newest English Dictionaries 9-3-3 Five Periods in the History of English Dictionaries 9-4-1 How to Use English Dictionaries Appendix 1 An English-Chinese List of Technical Terms of Lexicology Used in This Book Appendix 2 The Review of a Newest Book Bibliography
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