Chapter1Introduction() 1.1Words() 1.2Vocabulary() 1.3Lexicology() 1.4English Lexicology and Its Relation to Other Disciplines() Chapter2Some Basic Concepts and Word Meanings() 2.1Morpheme,Lexeme and Morph() 2.2Word Meanings() 2.3Seven Types of Meaning() Chapter3The Development of English Vocabulary() 3.1Indo-European Language Family() 3.2Historical Overview of English Vocabulary() 3.3Main Sources of New Words of the Present-day English Vocabulary() 3.4Modes of the Development of the English Vocabulary() Chapter4Formation of English Words() 4.1Derivation() 4.2Conversion() 4.3Compounding() 4.4Acronymy() 4.5Clipping() 4.6Blending() 4.7Back-formation() 4.8Words from Proper Names() 4.9Reduplication() 4.10Onomatopoeia() Chapter5Changes in Word Meaning() 5.1Causes of Changes in Word Meaning() 5.2Four Tendencies in Semantic Change() 5.3Semantic Changes Resulting from the Figurative Use of Words() 5.4Types of Change() Chapter6Sense Relations Between Words() 6.1Introduction() 6.2Characteristics of Sense Relations() 6.3Polysemy() 6.4Homonymy() 6.5Synonymy() 6.6Antonym() 6.7Hyponymy() 6.8Meronymy() 6.9Semantic Field() 6.10Collocation() 6.11Metaphorical Extension() Chapter7Meaning and Context() 7.1Types of Contexts() 7.2The Role of Context() 7.3How to Guess Word Meaning from Context() Chapter8English Idioms() 8.1Definition of Idioms() 8.2Sources of English Idioms() 8.3Classification of English Idioms() 8.4Syntactic,Structural and Stylistic Features() 8.5Translation Strategies() Chapter9English Dictionaries() 9.1History of English Dictionaries() 9.2Types of Dictionaries() 9.3Using the Dictionary() Chapter10English Vocabulary Learning() 10.1Vocabulary Storage() 10.2Schematic Learning() 10.3Other tips for English Vocabulary Learning() Keys to Exercises() Common prefixes in English() Common suffixes in English()