Chapter 1 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 Questions 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 2.3 The Formation of English Words 2.4 The Characteristics of Modern English Vocabular 2.5 Questions 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 Questions 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 Questions 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 Questions 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 Questions for Further Study Chapter 7 SENSE RELATIONS 7.1 Types of Meaning 7.2 Sense Relations 7.3 Polysemy 7.4 Homonymy 7.5 Questions for Further Study Chapter 8 FIGURATIVE 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 Questions 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 Questions for Further Study Chapter l0 COLLOCATIONS 10.1 Noun Collocations 10.2 Verb Collocations 10.3 Adjective Collocations 10.4 Adverb Collocations 10.5 Preposition Collocations 10.6 Conjunction Collocations 10.7 Questions for Further Study Chapter 11 DICTIONARIES AND VOCABULARY LEARNING 11.1 Types of Dictionaries 11.2 Information in Dictionaries 11.3 Monolingual and Bilingual Dictionaries 11.4 Principles of Selecting a Dictionary 11.5 Questions for Further Study Chapter 12 ENGLISH VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGIES 12.1 Classifications of Vocabulary Learning Strategies 12.2 Suggested Methods in Learning Vocabulary 12.3 Questions for Further Study Appendix �� A SELECTED LIST OF ENGLISH PREFIXES Appendix �� A SELECTED LIST OF ENGLISH SUFFIXES Appendix �� A SELECTED LIST OF ENGLISH COMBINING FORMS Appendix �� A SELECTED LIST OF ENGLISH WORD ROOTS Bibliography Suggested Answers