2012年词汇学大院复习资料.docVIP

2012年词汇学 1. Excerpts from the coursebook: Lexicology is the study of the vocabulary or lexicon of a given language. It deals not only with simple words, but also with complex and compound words. Morphology is the study of the forms of words and their components. The major purpose of morphological study is to look at morphemes and their arrangements in word formation. Semantics is the study of meaning. It tries to explain and describe meaning in natural language. Etymology is the study of the whole history of words. Lexicography involves the writing and compilation of dictionaries, especially