英語詞匯學(xué)intro課件

AnIntroductiontoModernEnglishLexicology

現(xiàn)代英語詞匯學(xué)概論

INTRODUCTIONAboutthelexicology231.1LexicologyWordform(sound,syntax)meaningVocabulary?1.2Rolesofwordsinlife4561.3Aspectsoftheword7Morphologicalstructure,formationMeaning,relationandothersFixedusage,typesandsoonLanguagecomparison&contrast,etc.1.FORM2.MEANING3.USE4.OTHERSEVOLUTIONCLASSIFICATIONOVERVIEW1.4Whatislexicology?Lexicologyisabranchoflinguisticsconcernedwiththestudyofthevocabularyofagivenlanguage.Itdealswithwords,theirorigin,development,structure,formation,meaningandusage.Generallyspeaking,linguisticscanbedefinedasthescientificstudyoflanguage.Tobemoreexact,linguisticsstudiesthegeneralprinciplesuponwhichlanguagesareconstructedandoperateassystemsofhumancommunication.Languageisasystemofarbitraryvocalsymbolsusedforhumancommunication.Itisaspecificsocialactionandacarrierofinformation8WITHOUTGRAMMAR,VERYLITTLECANBECONVEYED,WITHOUTVOCABULARY,NOTHINGCANBECONVEYED.

--fromLinguisticsinLanguageTeaching.Cambridge,MA:MITPress.，1972:111(Wilkinson)9ORIENTATIONAboutthecourse101.1AimsofthecourseGiveasystematicdescriptionoftheEnglishvocabulary.OfferaninsightintotheoriginanddevelopmentoftheEnglishvocabulary.Discusstheproblemsofword-structureandword-formationStudytheuseofEnglishwords,theirmeaningsandchangesinmeaning,theirsenserelations.111.2SignificanceofthecourseDevelopyourpersonalvocabularyandconsciouslyincreaseyourwordpower(activevocabulary).Understandword-meaningandorganize,classifyandstorewordsmoreeffectively.Raiseyourawarenessofmeaningandusages,usewordsmoreaccuratelyandappropriately.Developyourskillsandhabitsofanalyzingandgeneralizinglinguisticphenomenainyourlearningexperiences.Ultimatelyimproveyourreceptiveandproductiveskillsinlanguageprocessingaswellaslanguageproduction.121.3ArrangementsOralPresentationGroupof4-5forONECHAPTEROnegroupeachweekEssayAshortessayabouttherelevanttopic(s)3weeksbeforetheendofthecourse131.4GradeOralpresentationShortessayFinalexam14ANOVERVIEWAnIntroductiontoModernEnglishLexicology15The3basicelementsofEnglishspeechsoundsgrammarvocabulary16Whatisaword?Theminimalfreeformofalanguage,whichhasagivensound,meaningandsyntacticfunction.Whatdoesvocabularyreferto?Thetotalnumberofwordsinalanguage.

InEnglish,therearemorethan____words. A.100,00B.100,000C.onemillionD.onebillion Including:Nativevs.Alien1718Lexicology:abranchofLinguisticswhichstudiestheoriginsandmeaningsofwords.Tobespecific,theyincludeaspectsliketheformalandsemanticstructure,semanticrelationships,wordformationandusage,thehistoricaldevelopmentandevolutionofwords,etc.Ithassomethingtodowiththefollowingsubjects:morphology,lexicography,etymology,andthecertainsocialculturalbackgroundetc.19Development&classificationDEVELOPMENTTheIndo-EuropeanlanguagefamilyThehistoricaldevelopmentofEnglishvocabulary

Newsourcesofpresent-dayEnglishvocabularyModesofEnglishvocabularydevelopmentClassificationBasic&non-basicCommon,literary,colloquial,slang&technicalFunction&content20Morphologicalstructure&formationMorphemeThesmallestmeaninglinguisticunit詞素or語素FormationThemajor&minorprocessComparison&contrastbetweenlanguages21Meaning&senserelationWordmeaningTypesOriginssemanticfeatures?contextRelationsDynamic(changes)22Extension&applicationofwordsIdiomsphrasalwordscomplexwordsLanguagevarieties&interferenceDictionariesLanguageteachingHumanintelligenceetc.23TOPICSOFLEXICOLOGYHistoricalchangeChangeofformChangeofpronunciationChangeofmeaningChangeofwordformationWordoriginsTheword-formationIdiomsDictionariesDifferencesbetweenAmericanandBritishlanguages24TwoapproachestolexicologystudyDiachronicthehistoricalchangesorevolutionorigins&changesSynchronicapointintimethesamedimensionalorlevel25diachronic