Introduction to Modern English Lexicology

Author: Zhang Yunfei, Zhou Xiqing (Compilers)
Publisher:
Publishing Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Ordmeaningandsenserelations (Chapters V to IX), The Scope of Chapters II to VII, and Use of English Dictionaries. Exercises have also been provided at the end of each chapter. The book is intended for third or fourth-year college students who have learned English vocabulary so that they can improve their ability to enlarge their personal vocabularies and choose the right words to use in any context. The value of such knowledge is vividly indicated by the following remark: that his interest in the study of the English language as a whole will be increased, and his comprehension and appreciation of English literature will be enhanced. The word plays such a crucial part in learning a foreign language, that the idiom or set phrase representing a semantic unit and functioning as a whole. This is a textbook on lexicology, a branch of linguistics concerned with the vocabulary of the English language in respect to words and word equivalents. ① The vocabulary-lexicology embraces the development, structure, formation, meaning, and usage of words and word equivalents. Accordingly, this book is composed of the following parts: a quota of English words together with other features of English. It aims to help students summarize what they have learned and acquire systematic knowledge of “.．．there is a sense in which learning a foreign language is basically a matter of learning the vocabulary of that language. Not being able to find the words you need to express yourself is the most frustrating experience in speaking another language. '' ② Moreover, the book may also help develop the students'skills and habits of analyzing and generating about linguistic phenomena observed in their study of English, so ① The term word equivalent denotes a single word in a sentence. ② Wallace, Michael J. (1982). Teaching Vocabulary. p. 9. 2√4