目录 Unit 1 An Invitation to Lexicology Text A What Is Lexicology Text B The Secrets of a Word Text C The Synonyms of Word Text D Morphology Unit 2 Historical Development of English Vocabulary Text A English Vocabulary A Historical Perspective Text B The Growth of Present-Day English Vocabulary Text C A Brief History of English Unit 3 Foreign Elements of English Vocabulary Text A The Sources of English Vocabulary Text B Latin and Greek Borrowings Text C French Borrowings Text D Borrowings from Other Languages Unit 4 Classification of English Vocabulary Text A Content Words and Function Words Text B Stylistic Classification of the English Vocabulary Text C Colloquialism in Literature Text D The Importance of Function Words Unit 5 Morphological Structure of English Vocabulary Text A Morphemes Text B Latin and Greek Roots and Affixes in English Vocabulary Text C Roots and Stems Unit 6 Major Word Formations in English Text A English Compound Text B Derived Words Text C Conversion Text D Deriving Nouns from Verbs Names for People Unit 7 Minor Word Formations in English Text A Minor Process of Word Formation Text B Acronymy Text C Reduplication Text D Eponyms Unit 8 Word Meaning and Motivation Text A Word Meaning in the English Language Text B Motivation of Words Text C Aspects of Meaning Text D Onomatopoeia Unit 9 Sense Relations Between Words Text A Synonymy Text B Antonymy Text C Hyponymy Text D Oxymoron Unit 10 Polysemy and Homonymy Text A Polysemy and Homonymy Text B Lexical Relations Hyponymy and Homonymy Text C Fun with Homonyms Unit 11 Semantic Changes Text A Semantic Changes and the Causes Text B Semantic Shift Text C The History of Semantic Change Text D Metaphor and Metonymy Unit 12 Figurative Use of Words Text A What Is Figurative Speech Text B Literal and Figurative Language Text C Synecdoche and Metonymy Text D Taboos and Euphemisms Unit 13 Meaning and Con Text Text A Con Text as the Key to Unlocking Word Meaning Text B Ambiguity Text C Con Text and Con Text of Situation? Text D Decoding Meaning Through Con Text Unit 14 English Idioms Text A English Idioms—Cream of the Language Text B Major Sources of English Idioms Text C Animals and English Idioms Text D Food and English Idioms Unit 15 English Vocabulary and Greek Mythology Text A English Words of Greek Mythological Origins Text B The English Word Roots and Mythology Text C Words in Astronomy of Greek Mythological Origins Text D The Adventures of Odysseus
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