英语词汇学通论Chapter1 Introduction

英语词汇学通论，掌握英语词汇的形态结构和构词规律，有助于学习者发展个人词汇，有意识地提高词汇能力。

Chapter1 Introduction

• What's Lexicology?
  • lexicolohy
    • a sub-branch of linguistics
    • the science of the word
    • theoretically-oriented;practically-oriented
    • vocabulary learning:components,dimensions,approaches,resources.
  • English lexicology
    • basic theories in general and English words in particular.
    • major areas
      • morphology,semantics,etymology,stylistics and lexicography.
    • Aims
      • It aims at investigating and studying the morphological structures of English words and word equivalents , their semantic structures , English Lexicology relations historical development, formation and usages
• English Lexicology and Its Relation to Other Disciplines.
  • Morphology
    • branch of grammar
    • it is used for the study of the origins and history of the form and m eaning of words
    • • morphological structure is the study of meanings of different linguistic levels : lexis , syntax, utterance,discourse, etc. But lexicology will also focus the lexical level . The types of meaning and sense rel ations as polysemy , homonymy , synonymy , antonymy, hyponymy and semantic field.
  • Semantics
    • It is the study of the meanings of words and other parts of language English Lexicology and lager units of discource. It studies the nature,structure,development and changes of word meaning.
  • Etymology
    • It studies the meanings,origins,and history of individual words and their development.
  • Stylistics
    • It is the study of style.
  • Lexicography
    • It shares with lexicology the same concern:the forms,meanings,prigins and usages of the words,but they have a pragmatic difference.
• Mathod of Word Study,
  • The synchronic method(focus)
  • The diachronic method(supply)
• Aims and Significance of the Course.
  • A good knowledge of the morphological structures of English words and the rules of word formation will help learners develop their personal yocabulary and consciously increase their word power
  • It will ultimately improve learners ' receptive and productive skills in both language processing and language production.