英语词汇学第一章.ppt

Chapter I Introduction 1.1 The English Vocabulary 1.2 The Structure of English Words Teaching Objectives Have a good understanding of English lexicology, its aims and meanings Learn some general information about English vocabulary Learn the structure of English words Teaching focus Definition of “a word” Definition of morphemes Definition of allomorphs Types of morphemes free morpheme bound morpheme 1.1 The English vocabulary An International language English as L1: Britain, U.S.A.,Ireland, Australia, Newzealand,Canada, South Africa etc. Population:340 million English as L2: India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sikkim, Myanmar (Burma)，Singapore，Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Ghana，Namibia，Jamaica，Bermuda，Malaysia Population: ? Millions English as FL: Population: 750 millions Oxford English Dictionary Number of English vocabulary: 414,829 (1928); 500,000 (1989) 2 millions of word increasing rate: 850 per year Cf: German 185,000 French 100,000 How much vocabulary did literary masters have? Shakespear: 24,000 Milton: 16,000 …… English educated people: 25,000 √ Chinese educated people: 5000 How much vocabulary should a Chinese student have? most frequently used coverage of reading materials 1,000 80.5% 2,000 89% 3,000 93% 4,000 95% 5,000 97% P.3-4 table Four levels of vocabulary Speaking Active vocabulary Writing Reading Passive vocabulary Guess Activity Read the following paragraphand see which words belong to which level of vocabulary: The United States Thursday paid tribute to Afghans who turned out to vote in the countrys crucial presidential election despite an intimidation campaign by the Taliban. U.S. officials say its too early to assess the credibility of the election. English lexicology The study of English vocabulary Exercises: To be done after class 1.2 The Structure of English Words Lead-in What is a word? An elusive notion have has had ？ fr