英语词汇学完整版.ppt

2009 Words meaning and Componential analysis English Lexicology Qin jianping Chapter one Language, Linguistics and Lexicology Step 1 Discuss: What is lexicology and why do we need to study it? a. Lexicology is a branch of linguistics, concerned with the study of the vocabulary of a given language. It deals with words, their origin, development, history, structure, meaning and application. In short, it is the study of the signification and application of words. It aims at investigating and studying the morphological structures, semantic structures, relations, formation and usages. It i