英语词汇学学习知识点归纳.docxVIP

English Lexicology(英语词汇学 ) Lexicology : is a branch of linguistics, inquiring into the origins and meanings of words. Chapter 1--Basic concepts of words and vocabulary Word: A word is a minimal free form of a language that has a given sound and meaning and syntactic function. (1)a minimal free form of a language (2)a sound unity (3)a unit of meaning (4)a form that can function alone in a sentence Sound and meaning: almost arbitrary, “no logical relationship between the sound which stands for a thing or an idea and the actual thing and idea itself ” Sound and form : 不统一的四个原因 1）the English alph