Middle School English Word Formation Vocabulary Handbook

Author: Zhao Chuan
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: Based on the vocabulary lists of the national new curriculum standards and examination requirements, this book comprehensively summarizes and categorizes the main forms of vocabulary involving English word formation, drawing from current junior and senior high school textbooks, supplementary reading materials, and newspapers and magazines. The few vocabulary items expanded through word formation in this book can be easily mastered by students using their existing vocabulary knowledge and the principles of word formation through comparison, analysis, and induction. This will lead to a deeper and more solid understanding of both spelling and meaning. It can be said that mastering the vocabulary in this book equates to mastering a significant portion of junior and senior high school English vocabulary, as well as the principles of English word formation. It also provides the key to learning, consolidating, and expanding English vocabulary, making it easier to open the door to English communication and reading. This small handbook can also serve as a reference for English vocabulary teaching in primary and secondary schools and is suitable for intermediate English learners. The principles for selecting vocabulary in this handbook are as follows:
1. To include as many vocabulary items involving word formation as possible from current junior and senior high school textbooks.
2. To appropriately expand some words and other forms from the textbooks based on the rules of word formation and reading requirements, with these expanded words being highly frequently used in real life.
3. Some vocabulary items may appear multiple times in this book due to different forms of word formation, which is an objective phenomenon in word formation and also helps learners grasp and memorize vocabulary from different perspectives.
4. The categorization of word formation in this handbook is based on the objective existence of a large number of linguistic phenomena.
5. The part-of-speech and Chinese translations of the words have been extensively supplemented in terms of breadth and depth, which is beneficial for learners to have a comprehensive and accurate understanding of word meanings.
6. Additionally, regular font indicates junior high school-level vocabulary, bold font indicates senior high school-level vocabulary, and italic font indicates expanded vocabulary.