R. S. Ginzburg, S. S. Khidekel, G. Y. Knyazeva, A. A. Sankin a course in modern english

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Preface to the First Edition 3

Preface to the Second Edition 5

I. INTRODUCTION

§ 1. Definition. Links with Other Branches of Linguistics 7

§ 2. Two Approaches to Language Study 7

§ 3. Lexicology and Sociolinguistics 8

§ 4. Lexical Units . 9

§ 5. Varieties of Words 10

§ 6. Course of Modern English Lexicology. Its Aims and Significance . . 11

II. SEMASIOLOGY

Word-Meaning

§ 1. Referential Approach to Meaning 13

§ 2. Meaning in the Referential Approach 16

§ 3. Functional Approach to Meaning 17

§ 4. Relation Between the Two Approaches 18

Types of Meaning

§ 5. Grammatical Meaning 18

§ 6. Lexical Meaning 19

§ 7. Part-of-speech Meaning 19

§ 8. Denotational and Connotational Meaning 20

§ 9. Emotive Charge 21

§ 10. Stylistic Reference 21

§ 11. Emotive Charge and Stylistic Reference 22

§ 12. Summary and Conclusions 22

Word-Meaning and Meaning in Morphemes

§ 13. Lexical Meaning 23

§ 14. Functional (Part-of-speech) Meaning 24

§ 15. Differential Meaning 24

§ 16. Distributional Meaning 25

Word-Meaning and Motivation

§ 17. Morphological Motivation 25

§ 18. Phonetical Motivation 26

§ 19. Semantic Motivation 27

§ 20. Summary and Conclusions 27

Change of Meaning

§ 21. Causes of Semantic Change 29

§ 22. Nature of Semantic Change 30

§ 23. Results of Semantic Change 31

§ 24. Interrelation of Causes, Nature and Results of Semantic Change 32

§ 25. Summary and Conclusions 33

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