英语词汇学 Unit_01 Introduction to lexicology.ppt

English Lexicology Introduction References [1] 林福炎. 现代英语词汇学[M]. 安徽教育出版社,1985 [2] 王文斌. 英语词汇文学[M]. 浙江教育出版社, 2001. [3] 陆国强. 现代英语词汇[M]. 上海外语教育出版社, 1999. [4] 秦秀白. 英语简史[M] . 湖南教育出版社，1983. [5] 汪榕培. 英语词汇学研究[M]. 上海外语出版社, 2000. [6] 汪榕培、卢晓娟. 英语词汇学教程[M]. 上海外语教育出版社,1997. [ 7] 张维友. 英语词汇学教程[M]. 华中师范大学出版社, 1997. lexicology 0. INTRODUCTION What is lexicology? What is a word? What does it mean to know a word? How many words are there in English? How many of these words do I know? Aims Study: structures,meanings and meaning relations, Examine: situation and its development Consider: how to analyze and explain the problems related to words Outline: learning strategies lexicology Geek morphemes: Lexi- meaning---‘ word, phrase’ lexicos--- ‘having to do with words’ or ‘for words’ logos ---notes ‘a department of knowledge’. ‘vocabulary’, ‘lexis’, ‘lexicon’ ‘dictionary’ 1. Introduction to English Lexicology 1.1.1 What is a word? 1.1.2 Lexis/ lexical item/ lexical unit/ lexicon Lexeme/ lemma 1.1.3 What is vocabulary? 1.1.4 What is lexicology? 1.1.1A Definition of a Word A word is a sound or combination of sounds forming a unit of the grammar or vocabulary of a language.( Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary of Current English :OALDCE) A word is one or more sounds which can be spoken (together) to represent an idea, object, action. (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English :LDCE) a minimal free form of a language; a sound unity; a unit of meaning; a form that can function alone in a sentence. A word is a minimal free form of a language that has a given sound and meaning and syntactic function. Sound and Meaning two rival schools of thought: the Naturalists (自然派) the Conventionalists ( 惯例派) the Naturalists (自然派) maintain that there is a natural connection between sound and meaning an intrinsic correspondence between sound and sense. in onomatopoeia talking by iconic signs to imitate the soun