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 estions 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 . The Formation of English Words 2.4 The Characteristics of Modern English Vocabular 2.5 estions 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 estions 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 estions 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 estions 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 estions for Further Study Chapter 7 SENSE RELATIONS 7.1 Types of Meaning 7.2 Sense Relations 7.3 Polysemy 7.4 Homonymy 7.5 estions for Further Study Chapter 8 FIGURTIE 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 estions 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 estions 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 estions 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 estions 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 . estions 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 Bibliography Suggested Answers