词汇学课件1.pptVIP

英语词汇学课程课件 制作人：周秀敏 单位：河南农业大学外国语学院 INTRODUCTION Lexicology The five sub-branches of lexicology The relations of lexicology to the other branches of linguistics The aim of the course The significance of the course Two approaches to the Study of English lexicology LEXICOLOGY The term lexicology comes from Greek morphemes: “lexi” and “logos”; the former means “word or phrase”, while the latter “a department of knowledge”. LEXICOLOGY The literal meaning of lexicology is the “science of the word”. It is the study of the signification and application of words(a branch of linguistics dealing with the vocabulary of a given language). THE FIVE SUB-BRANCHES OF LEXICOLOGY Semantics: the study of the meanings of words and other parts of language. Etymology: studies the meanings, origin and history of individual words and their development. 3. Historical lexicology: studies from a historical point of view the development of vocabulary 4. Phraseology(成语学）: mainly deals with set expressions and idioms. 5. Lexicography: studies the writing and making of dictionaries. On the basis of the above description, lexicology may be defined as “a branch of linguistics which deals with the vocabulary of a language in respect to its origin, development, structure, meaning and application. THE RELATIONS OF LEXICOLOGY TO OTHER BRANCHES OF LINGUISTICS Its relations to general linguistics Its relations to grammar Its relations to phonetics Its relations to stylistics Its relations to pragmatics Its relations to semantics THE CONNECTION Lexicology word Morpheme sound meaning Morphology Phonetics Semantics grammatical lexical syntax stylistics pragmatics THE AIMS OF THIS COURSE To give a systematic description of the English vocabulary. To offer students an insight into the origin and development of the English vocabulary.