《英語詞匯學》知識點歸納

1、English Lexicology(英語詞匯學)Lexicology（詞匯學）: is a branch of linguistics, inquiring into the origins and meanings of words.The Nature and Scope of English lexicology：English lexicology aims at investigating and studying the morphological structures of English words and word equivalents, their semantic s

2、tructures, relations, historical development, formation and usages.The subjects that English Lexicology correlated with and extent to：English Lexicology is correlated with such linguistic disciplines as morphology(形態(tài)學), semantics(語義學), etymology(詞源學),stylistics（文體論） and lexicography(詞典學)The reason f

3、or a student to study English lexicology：According to the textbook, English Lexicology will definitely be beneficial for students of English.A good knowledge of morphological structures of English words and rules of word-formation will help learners develop their personal vocabulary and consciously

4、increase their word power. The information of the historical development and the principles of classification will give them a deeper understanding of word-meaning and enable them to organize, classify and store words more effectively. The understanding and their sense relations will gradually raise

5、 their awareness of meaning and usage, and enable them use words more accurately and appropriately. A working knowledge of dictionaries will improve their skills of using reference books and raise their problem-solving ability and efficiency of individual study.Chapter 1-Basic concepts of words and

6、vocabularyWord（詞的定義）: A word is a minimal free form of a language that has a given sound and meaning and syntactic function. (1)a minimal free form of a language (2)a sound unity (3)a unit of meaning (4)a form that can function alone in a sentenceSound and meaning（聲音與意義）: almost arbitrary, “no logic

7、al relationship between the sound which stands for a thing or an idea and the actual thing and idea itself”Sound and form（讀音和形式）:不統(tǒng)一的四個原因（1）the English alphabet was adopted from the Romans,which does not have a separate letter to represent each other （2）the pronunciation has changed more rapidly tha

8、n spelling over the years（3）some of the difference were creates by the early scribes（4）the borrowings is an important channel of enriching the English vocabularyVocabulary（詞匯）: all the words in a language make up its vocabularyClassification of English Words：By use frequency:basic word stock&nonbasi

9、c vocabularyBy notion:content words&functional wordsBy origin:native words&borrowed wordsThe basic word stock（基本詞匯）: is the foundation of the vocabulary accumulated over centuries and forms the common core of the language. Though it constitute a small percentage of the EV, it is the most important p

10、art of vocabulary.The Fundamental Features of the Basic Word Stock(基本詞匯的特征):1)All-National character（全民通用性most important） 2)Stability（相對穩(wěn)定性） 3)Productivity（多產性） 4)Polysemy（多義性） 5)Collocability（可搭配性）沒有上述特征的words:(1)Terminology(術語) (2)Jargon（行話） (3)slang（俚語） (4)Argot（暗語） （5）Dialectal words(方言) (6) Arc

11、haisms（古語） (7) Neologisms（新詞語）:Neologisms means newly-created words or expressions, or words that have taken on new meanings.(email)Content words/notional words實詞(cloud, run walk, never, five, frequently) and functional words/empty words虛詞(on, of, and, be, but)Native Words and Borrowed WordsNative w

12、ords（本族語詞）: known as Anglo-Saxon words (50,000-60,000), are words brought to Britain in the 5th century by the Germanic tribes. (mainstream of the basic word-stocks).Two other features:(1)neutral in style (2)frequent in useBorrowed words/Loan words（外來語詞）: words taken over from foreign languages.(80%

13、 of modern EV)4 Types of loan words: 1) denizens(同化詞): (shirt from skyrta(ON)2) aliens（非同化詞/外來詞）:are borrowed words which have retained their original pronunciation and spelling (kowtow (CH)磕頭)3) translation loans(譯借詞):按其他語言方式組成英語 long time no see (from China)4) semantic loans（借義詞）：they are not borr

14、owed with reference to the form,but their meanings are borrowedChapter 2 the development of the English VocabularyThe Indo-European Language Family(印歐語系) The Eight Groups in Indo-European Family of Languages（8大印歐語群）The Eastern set:（1）The Balto-slavic Group（波羅的-斯拉夫語族）：Russian,Bulgarian,Polish,Czech e

15、tc.（2）The Indo-Iranian Group（印度-伊朗語族）：Hindi,Bengali,Persian etc.(3)The Armenian Group（亞美尼亞語族）：Armenian.(4)The Albanian Group（阿爾巴尼亞語族）：Albanian.The Western set:(5)The Hellenic Group（古希臘語族）：Greek.(6)The Italian Group（意大利語族）：Latin ,Romance languages(French,Italian,Spanish, portuguese,Romanian) etc.(7)T

16、he Celtic Group（凱爾特語族）：Irish,Welsh,Breton etc.(8)The Germanic Group（日耳曼語族）：Flemish,German,Dutch,Scandinavian(Norweigian, Swedish,Danish,Icelandic) etc.The Three Stages of Development of the English Vocabulary:1 Old English (450-1100) (vocabulary 50,000 to 60,000):was I high inflected language.2 Midd

17、le English (1150-1500):retaines much fewer inflections3 Modern English (1500-up to now): in fact more than 25% of modern E words come almost directly from classical languages. In Modern E, words endings were mostly lost with just a few expections.English has evolved from a synthetic language(Old Eng

18、lish) to the present analytic language.Modes of Vocabulary Development(詞匯的發(fā)展模式): 1)creation創(chuàng)造新詞：the formation of new words by using the existing materials,namely toots,affixes and other elements.(最重要方式)2)semantic change舊詞新義 :does not increase the number of word forms but create many more new useages

19、 of the words.3) borrowing借用外來詞:constitute merely 6 to 7 percent of all new wordsReviving words or obsolete words also contributes to the growth of English vocabulary though quite insignificant.Chapter 3 Word Formation IMorpheme(詞素):the smallest functioning unit in the composition of wordsAllomorph(

20、詞素變體): is a different variant form of a morpheme，differ in phonological and spelling form, but at the same in function and meaningType of Morpheme(詞素的分類)（1）Free Morphemes（自由詞素）: have complete meaning in themselves and can be used as free grammatical units in sentences. A free morpheme is one that ca

21、n stand by itself. (independent).（2）Bound Morpheme(粘著語素): A bound morpheme is one that cannot stand by itself.Bound Morpheme includes two types: (1) bound root(粘附詞根) (2)Affix(詞綴)Affixes can be put into two groups:1)Inflectional affixes (屈折詞綴):affixes attached to the end of words to indicate grammati

22、cal relationships are inflectional,thus known as inflectional morphemes.2)Derivational affixes(派生詞綴): A) prefix: A prefix comes before words. B)suffix:An adjective suffix（形容詞后綴） that is added to the stem, whatever class is belongs to , the result will be an adjective. Free Morpheme =free root（自由詞根）M

23、orpheme(詞素) Bound root prefix bound derivational affix suffix inflectionalRoot and stem（詞根和詞干）The differences between root and stem:A root is the basic form of a word which cannot be further analyzed without total loss of identity. A stem is the surplus part after the cutting of inflectional morphem

24、e in a word with inflectional morphemes,can be further analyzed, it sometimes could be a root.Chapter 4 Word-Formation II(構詞法)1.Affixation詞綴法（Derivation派生法）：the formation of words by adding word-formaing or derivational affixes to stem.（1）Prefixation(前綴法)：Its the formation of new words by adding a p

25、refixes to stems.1)Negative prefixes(否定前綴): un-,non-,in-,dis,a- ,il-,ir-,im-,etc.disobey(not obey)2)Reversative prefixes（逆反前綴）: un-,de-，dis- etc. unwrap(open)3) Pejorative prefixes: mis（貶義前綴）：mis-， mal-, pseudo- etc.misconduct(bad behaviour)4) Prefixes of degree or size(程度前綴)：arch-,extra-,hyper-,mac

26、ro-,micro-,mini-,out-,over-,sub-,super-,sur-,ultra-,under-,ect. overweight5) Prefixes of orientation and attitude（傾向態(tài)度前綴）:contra-,counter-,anti-,pro- etc.anti-nuclear6)Locative prefixes（方位前綴）:extra-,fore-,inter-,intra-,tele-,trans-, etc. extraordinary(more than ordinary)7) Prefixes of time and order

27、（時間和順序前綴）:fore-,pre-,post-,ex-,re- etc. monorail(one rail)8) Number prefixes（數(shù)字前綴）:uni-，mono-, bi-，di-, tri-,multi-，poly- ，semi-，etc.bilingual(concerning two languages)9) Miscellaneous prefixes（混雜前綴）：auto-, neo-, pan-, vice-.vice-chairman(deputy chairman)(2)Suffixation（后綴法）: Its the formation of a n

28、ew word by adding suffixes to stems. 1)noun suffixes 2)adjective suffixes 3)Adverb suffixes 4)verb suffixes2.Compounding復合法 （also called composition）Compounding: is the formation of new words by joining two or more stems Compounds are written in three ways: solid連寫(airmail)，hyphenated帶連字符(air-condit

29、ioning)and open分開寫(air force, air raid)Formation of compounds（復合詞的形式）（1）noun compounds ：e.g. : air + plane = airplane,flower + pot = flower pot（2）adjective compounds ： e.g. acid + head = acid-head（3）verb compounds ： e.g. house + keep = housekeep3.Conversion轉類法Conversion: is the formation of new word

30、s by converting words of one class to another class.（功能轉換，又叫零派生.functional shift/zero-derivation）4.Blending拼綴法Blending : is the formation of new words by combining parts of two words or a word plus a part of another word. e.g: motor + hotel = motel, smoke + fog = smog, formula + translation = FORTRA

31、N5.Clipping截短法Clipping:is to shorten a longer word by cutting a part off the original and using what remains instead.e.g. plane from airplane, phone from telephone. 四種形式：1).Front clippings刪節(jié)前面 (phone from telephone) 2).Back clippings刪節(jié)后面 (dorm from dormitory)3).Front and back clippings 前后刪節(jié)(flu from

32、 influenza) 4).Phrase clippings 短語刪節(jié)(pop from popular music) 6.Acronymy首字母縮寫法Acronymy:is the process of forming new words by joining the initial letters of names of social and political organizations or special noun phrases and technical terms.（1）Initialism（首字母縮寫詞法）: initialisms are words pronounced

33、 letter by letter. e.g.: BBC(for British Broadcasting corporation)（2）Acronym（首字母拼音法）:Acronyms are words formed from initial letters but pronounced as a normal word. E.g.:TEFL(teaching English as a foreign language)7.Back-formation（逆生法，逆構詞）Back-formation is considered to be the opposite process of su

34、ffixation. Its the method of creating words by removing the supposed suffixes. (greed from greedy)8.Words From Proper Name(專有名詞轉成法):Names of people, places, book, and tradenames (e.g.: sir watt siemens(人名) - watt（瓦特，電功率單位）Chapter 5 Word Meaning The meanings of “Meaning” (“意義”的意義)Reference(所指):It is

35、the relationship between language and the word. It is the arbitrary and conventional. It is a kind of abstraction, yet with the help of context, it can refer to something specific.Concept（概念）:which is beyond language, is the result of human cognition(認識),reflecting the objective world in the human m

36、ind. Sense（意義）:It denotes the relationship inside the language. The sense of an expression is its place in a system of semantic relationships with other expressions in the language.Motivation(理據)：It accounts for the connection between the linguistic symbol and its meaning.1) Onomatopoeic motivation（

37、擬聲理據）:words whose sounds suggest their meaning, for these words were creates by imitating the natural sounds or noises. Knowing the sounds of the words means understanding the meaning. E.g.: bang, ping-pong, ha ha.2)Morphological motivation （形態(tài)理據）:multi-morphemic words and the meaning of many are th

38、e sum total of the morphemes combines. E.g.: airmail, miniskirt .例外：black market, ect.3)Semantic motivation（詞義理據）：refers to the mental associations suggested by the conceptual meaning of a word. It explains the connection between the literal sense and figurative sense of the word. E.g:the foot of th

39、e mountain(foot)4)Etymological motivation （詞源理據）:the history of the word explains the meaning of the word. E.g:pen-featherTypes of meaning(詞義的類別)1.Grammatical Meaning（語法意義）:indicates the grammatical concept or relationships (becomes important only in actual context)2.Lexical Meaning （詞匯意義）(Lexical m

40、eaning and grammatical meaning make up the word-meaning)Lexical meaning has 2 components內容: Conceptual meaning(概念意義) and associative meaning(關聯(lián)意義)1）Conceptual meaning(概念意義): also known as denotative meaning(外延意義) is the meaning given in the dictionary and forms the core of word-meaning.2）Associative

41、 meaning(關聯(lián)意義):is the secondary meaning supplemented to the conceptual meaning. 4types:（1） Connotative（內涵意義）：the overtones or associations suggested by the conceptual meaning, traditionally known as connotations.(例如“母親”經常與“愛”“關心”“溫柔”聯(lián)系起來)（2） Stylistic（文體意義）：many words have stylistic features, which

42、make them appropriate for different contexts.（3） Affective（感情意義） ：indicates the speakers attitude towards the person or thing in question.這種情感價值觀分兩類：褒義和貶義appreciative & pejorative（4） Collocative（搭配意義）：is the part of the word-meaning suggested by the words before or after the word in discussion.Chapt

43、er 6 -Sense relation and semantic field （語義關系和語義場）Polysemy（多義關系）Two approached to polysemy（多義關系的兩種研究方法）: 1.diachronic approach(歷時方法) ：from the diachronic point of view, polysemy is assumed to be the result of growth and development of the semantic structure of one and same word. First meaning is the

44、 primary meaning , the later meanings are called derived meanings.2. synchronic approach (共時方法) : synchronically, polysemy is viewed as the coexistence of various meanings of the same word in a certain historical period of time.基本意義是central meaning , 次要意義是derived meaning.Two processes of development

45、（詞義的兩種發(fā)展類型）: 1. radiation（輻射型）：is a semantic process in which the primary meaning stands at the centre and the secondary meanings proceed out of it in every direction like rayes. (e.g: face, neck)2. concatenation（連鎖型）:is the semantic process in which the meaning of a word move gradually away from it

46、s first sense by successive shifts until there is not a sign of connection between the sense that is finally developed and that which the term had at the beginning.(e.g:treacle)3. In radiation, each of the derived meaning is directly connected to the primary meaning. In concatenation, each of the la

47、ter meaning is related only to the preceding one like chains. Though the latest sense can be traced back to the original, there is no direct connection in between.4. They are closely related, being different stages of the development leading to polysemy. Generally, radiation precedes concatenation.

48、In many cases, the two processes work together, complementing each other.Homonymy（同形同音異義關系）:words different in meaning but either identical both in sound and spelling or identical only in sound or spelling. Types of homonyms(同音同形異義關系的類別)1）Perfect homonyms（完全同音同形異義詞）：words identical both in sound and

49、 spelling, but different in meaning.2)Homographs（同形異義詞）:words identical only in spelling, but different in sound and meaning.(最多最常見)3）Homophones（同音異義詞）：words identical only in sound but different in spelling and meaning.Origins of homonyms (同形同音異義詞的來源)1）change in sound and spelling ：(eare-ear, lang-

50、long, langian-long)2）borrowing (feria-fair, beallu-ball, baller-ball )3）Shortening(縮略): (ad-advertisement,)The differentiation of Homonyms from Polysemes（同音同形異義詞和多義詞的區(qū)別)：1)The fundamental difference : Homonymy refers to different words which happen to share the same form and polysemy are the one and

51、 same word which has several distinguishable meanings.2)One important criterion is to see their etymology(詞源)：Homonymys are from different sources. Polysemant is from the same source.3)The second principle consideration is semantic relatedness(語義關聯(lián)): The various meanings of polysemant are correlated

52、 and connected to one central meaning. Meanings of different homonymys have nothing to do with one another. In dictionaries, a polysemant has its meaning all listed under one headword whereas homonyms are listed as separate entries.Rhetoric features of homonyms(同形同音異義詞的修辭特色)：As homonyms are identica

53、l in sound or spelling, particularly homophones, they are often employed to create puns for desired effect of, say, humor, sarcasm or ridicule.Synonymy (同義關系): one of two or more words in the English language which have the same or very nearly the same essential meaning .Types of Synonymy(同義詞的類別) :

54、(1) Absolute synonyms（完全同義詞）：also known as complete synonyms are words which are identical in meaning in all aspects, i.e. both in grammatical meaning and lexical meaning, including conceptual and associative meanings. Absolute synonyms are restricted to highly specialized vocabulary in lexicology.

55、(2) relative synonyms（相對同義詞）:also called near-synonyms are similar or nearly the same in denotation, but embrace different shades of meaning or different degrees of a given quality.(e.g: change/alter/vary, stagger/reel/totter, strange/odd/queer, idle/lazy/indolent)Sources of synonyms(同義詞的來源) : 1)Bor

56、rowing（借詞）：最重要的來源(room-chamber, foe-enemy, help-aid, leave-depart, wise-sage, buy-purchase)2)Dialects and regional English （方言和地區(qū)英語）3)Figurative and euphemistic use of words （單詞的修飾和委婉用法）:occupation/profession-walk of life, dreamer-star-gazer, drunk-elevated, lie-distort of fact.4)Coincidence with id

57、iomatic expressions（與習慣表達一致）:win-gain the upper hand, decide-make up ones mind, finish-get through, hesitate-be in two minds, help-lend one a hand.Discrimination of Synonyms(1) difference in denotation外延不同. Synonyms may differ in the range and intensity of meaning.(rich-wealthy, work-toil, want-wish-desire)(2) difference in connotation內涵不同. By connotation we mean the stylistic and emotive colouring of words. Some words share the same denotation but differ in their stylisti