Chapter 1 Language， Linguistics and Lexicology
1—1—1 Introductory Remarks
1—1—2 A Definition of Language
1—1—3 Language， Society and Thought
1—2—1 A Definition of Linguistics
12—2 The Scope of Linguistics
1—3—1 What Is Lexicology？
1—3—2 Aims and Significance of the Course of English Lexicology
1—3—3 The Connection of Lexicology with Other Branches of Linguistics
1—3—4 Two Approaches to the Study of English Lexicology
Chapter 2 The Sources of the English Vocabulany
2—1—1 What Is Etymology？
2—1—2 The English People and the English Language
2—1—3 The Position and Character of the English Language in the Indo—European Family
2—1—4 The Divisions of the History of the English Language
2—1—5 Some Characteristics of Old English
2—16 Some Characteristics of Middle English
2—1—7 Some Characteristics of Modern English
2—1—8 Etymological Twins in English
2—1—9 Some Combining Forms Used in Modern English
2—2—1 Words of Native Origin
2—2—2 Borrowed Words in the English Vocabulary
2—3—1 The Foreign Elements in the English Vocabulary
2—3—2 The Scandinavian Element in the English Vocabulary
2—3—3 The French Element in the English Vocabulary
2—3—4 The Latin Element in the English Vocabulary
2—3—5 The Greek Element in the English Vocabulary
2—3—6 The Influence of the Classical Elements upon the English Voca'oulary
2—3—7 Other Foreign Elements in the English Vocabulary
2—3—8 The Interrelation Between the Native and Foreign
Elements in the English Vocabulary
2—3—9 The Linguistic and Historical Origins of Some Common English Words
Chapter 3 Word Meaning and Semantic Relations
3—1—1 Some General Remarks on Semantics and Meaning
3—1—2 The Relationship Between Meaning and the Object
3—2—1 What Is a Word？
3—2—2 Meaning and Motivation
3—3—1 Classifications of Words
3—3—2 Main Types of Word Meaning
3—3—3 Word Meaning and Context
3—4—1 Synonyms
3—4—2 Antonyms
3—4—3 Polysemy and Homonymy
3—4—4 Hyponymy
Chapter 4 The Changing English Vocabulany
4—1—1 The Constant Change in Language and the Continuous Appearance of Neologisms
4—1—2 The Definition of Neologisms or New Words
4—1—3 The Rate of Changes of the English Vocabulary
4—1—4 The Sources of New Words
4—1—5 The Formation of Neologisms
4—2—1 Archaisms
4—3—1 Changes in Meaning
4—3—2 Four Tendencies in Semantic Changes
4—3—3 Semantic Changes from the Literal Use of Words to Their Figurative Use
Chapter 5 Word— formation rn English
5—1—1 Introduction
5—1—2 Morphological Structure of Words
5—1—3 Two Types of Morphemes
5—1—4 Three Types of Words
5—1—5 Root， Base， Stem
5—2—1 The Main Processes of English Word—formation
5—2—2 The Minor Processes of English Word—formation
Chapter 6 English Idioms
6—1—1 Introduction
6—1—2 The Defi_nition of Idioms
6—1—3 The Significance of Studying English Idioms
6—1—4 The Features of English Idioms
6—1—5 English Idioms in Different Styles
6—1—6 The Difference Between Idiomatic and Free Phrases
6—2—1 Classifications of English Idioms
6—2—2 Some Useful Language Areas of Idioms
Chapter 7 English Collocations
7—1—1 Introduction
7—1—2 What Is a Collocation？
7—1—3 The Importance of Leaning English Collocations
7—2—1 The Classification of English Collocations
7—2—2 Register Used in English Collocations
7—3—1 Some Commonest Words Used in English Collocations
7—4—1 Different Subjects of English Collocations
7—4—2 Families
7—4—3 Houses， Flats and Rooms
7—4—4 Food and Drink
7—4—5 Study and Learning
7—4—6 Fitness and Illness
7—4—7 Job and Work
7—4—8 Computers
7—4—9 Sport
7—4—10 Time
Chapter 8 British and American English
8—1—1 English as a Language of Worldwide Use
8—1—2 British and American English
8—1—3 The Historical Background of American English
8—2—1 Differences between British English and American English
8—2—2 Differences in Individual Sounds
8—2—3 Differences in Stress
8—2—4 Differences in Spelling
8—2—5 Differences in Vocabulary
8—2—6 Differences in Grammar
8—3—1 A Comparison Between Webster's Pronunciation Symbols （ WPS） and International Phonetic Alphabet （IPA）
8—3—2 British and American English in the Future
Chapter 9 English Drctionaries and How to Use Them
9—1—1 What Is a Dictionary？
9—1—2 Characteristics of Dictionaries
9—2—1 Types of Dictionaries
9—2—2 Monolingual， Bilingual and Multilingual Dictionaries
9—2—3 General and Special Dictionaries
9—2—4 Pocket， Medium—sized and Unabridged Dictionaries
9—2—5 Synchroruc and Diachronic Dictionaries
9—2—6 Encyclopedias and Encyclopedic Dictionaries
9—2—7 The Printed and Electroruc Dictionaries
9—31 The History of English Dictionaries
9—3—2 A Brief Introduction of Five Newest English Dictionaries
9—3—3 Five Periods in the History of English Dictionaries
9—4—1 How to Use English Dictionaries
Appendix 1 An English—Chinese List of Technical Terms of
Lexicology Used in This Book
Appendix 2 The Review of a Newest Book
Bibliography