
| part one. chapter i. a general survey of english vocabulary 1. the development of english vocabulary 2. classification of english words according to different criteria part two chapter ii. morphological structure of english words 1. morphemes 2. classification of morphemes chapter iii. word-formation (i) (the three major processes of word-formation) 1. general remarks 2. compounding 3. derivation 4. conversion chapter iv. word-formation (ii) (the minor processes of word-formation) 1. acronymy: initialisms and acronyms 2. clipping 3. blending 4. back-formation 5. words from proper names 6. reduplication .7. neoclassical formation 8. miscellaneous part three chapter v. word meaning and semantic features 1. conventionality and motivation 2. main types of word meaning 3. componential analysis and semantic features chanter vi. polysemy and homonymy.. 1. polysemy 2. homonymy 3. the stylistic value of polysemy and homonymy chapter vii. sense relations between words 1. synonymy 2. antonymy 3. hyponymy 4. semantic field chapter viii. meaning and context 1. two types of contexts 2. the vital role of context in determination of word meaning 3. suggested ways for the correct comprehension of word meaning chapter ix. changes in word meaning 1. causes of changes in word meaning 2. four tendencies in semantic change 3. semantic development or change resulting from the figurative use of words 3. classification of idioms 4. syntactic, structural and stylistic analysis of idioms chapter xi. american english 1. growth of american english 2. characteristics of american english 3. differences between british and american english chapter xii. english dictionaries and how to use them 1. introductory remarks 2. types of dictionaries 3. the choice of a dictionary 4. how to use a dictionary key to exercises reference books... |
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