●Unit 1 Introduction
● 1.1 The Rapid Development of English
● 1.2 The Demand for English
● 1.3 The Future of English
● Exercises
●Unit 2 The Development of English Vocabulary
● 2.1 English in Relation to Language Families and Its Development
● 2.2 The Indo-European Language Family
● 2.3 Native Words and Borrowed Words
● 2.4 English People and English Vocabulary
● 2.5 The Divisions of The History of The English Language
● 2.6 The Perfection of The English Language
● Exercises
●Unit 3 Lexicology and Some Concepts of Words and Vocabulary
● 3.1 Definition of Lexicology
● 3.2 Connection of Lexicology with Other Branches of Linguistics
● 3.3 Two Approaches to The Study of English Lexicology
● 3.4 Aims and Significance of The Course of English Lexicology
● 3.5 Some Basic Concepts of Words and Vocabulary
● 3.6 Classification of Words......