文档介绍：Introduction
On the course: lexicology
1. Interpolation
(1)Greeting: hi everybody, e to . to learn the English lexicology
(2)Interpolation to the courses:
Generally speaking, the courses of English major consist of 4 parts: they are
A. prehensive courses:
B. the knowledgeable courses:
English-speaking countries: A Survey/ selected readings in English and American literatures/European culture, introduction.
C. the skillful courses:
English writing/ oral English/
English listening
D. the theoretic courses:
English grammar/ English lexicology.
(3)on English lexicology
Ok, let's touch upon the course: from the contents, we learn that the course cosmists of an introduction and ten chapters; different chapters of course, have different knowledgeable aspects with different methods and different points.
2. The details concerned.
Introduction of the course
1. Introduction
It's about the nature and domain of English lexicology/ methods of study of this course.
The Nature and Domain of English Lexicology
domain: scope 研究的领域
(1)Definition: Lexicology is a branch of linguistics, inquiring into the origins and meanings of words(WNWD).
本句翻译:词汇学是语言学的分支,它主要是研究词的来源以及词的意义(词汇学的定义)。
(2)Domain: English lexicology aims at investigating and studying the morphological structures of English words and word equivalents, their semantic structures, relations, historical development, formation and usages.
本句翻译:它研究的是英语词汇的形态结构,同时它还研究英语词汇的语义结构、英语词汇的发展历史和英语词汇的形成与用法。morphological 形态
(3)Nature:English lexicology is a theoretically-oriented course. It is chiefly concerned with the basic theories of words in general and of English words in particular. However, it is a practical course as well, for in the discussion, we shall inevitably deal with copious stocks of words and idioms, and study a great many usage examples. Naturally, there will be a large quantity of practice involved.
本句翻译:它是一个理论性的学科。同时它还是一个实践性的学科。
Its Relation to Other Disciplines
disciplines: subjec