Chapter 1 Introduction of English Words and Lexicology 1.1 Words 1.2 Vocabulary 1.3 Lexicology 1.4 The Classification of English Words Exercises Chapter 2 Formation of English Words 2.1 The Structure of English Words 2.2 Derivation 2.3 Conversion 2.4 Compounding (Compound/Composition) 2.5 Acronym 2.6 Clipping 2.7 Blending 2.8 Back-formation 2.9 Words from Proper Names 2.10 Reduplication Exercises Chapter 3 Word Meaning 3.1 Definition of Meaning 3.2 Word Meaning 3.3 Sense and Componential Analysis 3.4 Semantic Relations among English Words Exercises Chapter 4 Changes in Word Meaning 4.1 Types of Change 4.2 Causes of Change Exercises Chapter 5 Chunks, Collocations, Idioms and Proverbs in English 5.1 Chunks in English 5.2 Collocations in English 5.3 Idioms in English 5.4 Proverbs in English Exercises Chapter 6 English Words in Context 6.1 Definition of Context 6.2 Lexical Meaning and the Context 6.3 The Role of the Context 6.4 Using Context Clues to Learn Word Meaniiag Exercises Chapter 7 Figurative Uses of English Words 7.1 An Introduction to Figures of Speech 7.2 English Words in Metaphor 7.3 Other Figurative Uses of English Words Exercises Chapter 8 Social Aspect of English Words 8.1 Gender and English Words 8.2 Honorifics in English 8.3 Euphemisms in English Exercises Chapter 9 English Words and Culture 9.1 Color Terms and Culture 9.2 Numerals and Culture 9.3 Euphemisms and Culture 9.4 Idioms and Culture Exercises Chapter 10 The Lexical Features of Major English-speaking Countries 10.1 English as a World Language 10.2 British and American English 10.3 Canadian English 10.4 Australian English 10.5 New Zealand English 10.6 South African English Exercises Chapter 11 The New Development of English Vocabulary 11.1 What Are Neologisms? 11.2 Research on New Words and the Reason for Why Study New Words 11.3 The Development of English Neologisms 11.4 The Main Reasons for the Appearance of English Neologisms 11.5 How New Words Come to Be 11.6 The Qualities of Helping a New Word Survive Exercises Chapter 12 English Vocabulary Learning 12.1 Introduction of English Vocabulary Learning 12.2 How to Learn English Vocabulary 12.3 How to Avoid Forgetting the Vocabulary That I Have Learned 12.4 Other Tips for English Vocabulary Learning Exercises Chapter 13 English Dictionaries and How to Use Them 13.1 Introductory Remarks 13.2 History of English Dictionaries 13.3 Types of Dictionaries 13.4 How to Use a Dictionary Exercises Appendix 1 Lexicology Terms (English-Chinese) Appendix 2 Some Common Prefixes Appendix 3 Some common Suffixes Appendix 4 Types of Figures of Speech Appendix 5 A List of Euphemisms Key to Exercises References