英语词汇学02.pptVIP

English Lexicology Homework check: reading Chapter I 第一单元 英语词汇概说 一般了解：一、英语的词汇(P1-10) 重点理解与掌握：二、英语单词的结构(P11-21) 包括：功能词与实意词及其分类(P11)，词素(P13)，自由形式(P13)，粘着形式(P13)，词素变体(P13)，词根(P13) ，自由词根(P13) ，粘着词根(P14) ，词缀(P14) ，屈折词缀(P14) ，派生词缀(P14)。 Review of Lecture I 1 Do you really know words? 2 What is language? 3 What is linguistics? 4 What is lexicology? 5 The role of vocabulary 6 Other related disciplines 7 Assumptions in lexicology 8 English lexicology as a course Lecture II Lecture II Basic concepts WORD VOCABULARY Learned official vocabulary Poetic diction Slang, jargon cant Stylistic words Classification By origin By usage By notion WORD In brief, a word may be defined as a fundamental unit of speech and minimum free form; with a unity of sound and meaning (both lexical and grammatical meaning), capable of performing a given syntactic function. Therefore, from the lexicological point of view, a word is a combination of form (phonological) and meaning (lexical and grammatical). In addition, a word acts as a structural unit of a sentence. WORD To sum up, the definition of a word comprises the following points: A minimal free form of a language A sound unit A unit of meaning A form that can function alone in a sentence A Brain Teaser Which word is the longest in English? smile !!!!! Or seriously pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis n. 肺尘病 VOCABULARY Broadly speaking, all the words in a language together constitute what is known as vocabulary. The term vocabulary usually refers to a complete inventory of the words in a language. But it may also refer to the words and phrases used in the variants of a language, such as dialect, register, terminology, etc. There is a total English vocabulary of more than one million. VOCABULARY Learned and official vocabulary In the English language there is a multitude of words which are comparatively seldom used in ordinary conversation. Their meanings are known to every educated person, but there is little occasion