英语词汇学第五章复习资料

英语词汇学复习提纲英语词汇学复习提纲Chapter 1 Terms1. word2. vocabulary3. common words4. literary words5. colloquial words6. slang words7. technical words Questions1. What are the fundamental features of the basic word stock?2. How are English words classified?3. What are the differences between function words and content words?4. What are the main reasons for the rapid growth of present-day English vocabulary? Important statements 1. The histiory of the English langague begins with the conquest and settlement of what is now England by the Angles, Saxons and the Jutes from about 450 AD.2. The Transitional period from Old English to Modern English is known as Middle English, which is characterized by the strong influence of French following the Norman Conquest in 1066.3. In the early stages of Modern English the Renaissance brought great changes to the English vocabulary.4. The heavy borrowing made the English vocabulary extremely rich and heterogeneous. Chapter 2 Terms1. morpheme2. Allomorphe3. free morpheme4. bound morpheme5. root6. affix7. hybrid Questions1. How are English morphemes classified?2. How are Englihs words classified on the morphemic level? Important Statements1. What is usually considered a single word in English may be composed of one or more morphemes.2. The allomorphs of a morpheme do not differ in meaning or function but show a slight difference in sound.3. Morphemes are important in the word-building process because the two most central and productive word-formation processes, compounding and affixation, are related to morphemes. Chapter 3 Terms1. partial conversion2. complete conversion Questions1. What are the three major processes of word-formation?2. Whyare the criteria of a compound relative? Important Statements1. There are varioius ways of forming words, but by and large, the various processes can be classified on the basis of frequency of usage, into major or minor processes.2. Any rule of word formation is of limited productivity in the sense that not all words which result from the applicationn of the rule are acceptable; they are freely acceptable only when they have gained an institutional currency in the language.3. Prefixes modify the lexical meaning of the base. They do not genearlly alter the word-class of the base.4. Suffixes usually change the word-class of the base. Chapter 4 Terms1. blending2. back-formation3. clipp ing4. neoclassical formation Questions1. What are the differences between initialisms and acronyms? Important Statements1. On the whole, clipped words are used in less formal situations than their full-length equivalents.2. Most of the blends are related to daily life.3. The majority of backformed words are verbs.4. Reduplicatives are characterized by being rhymed or alliterated.5. The majority of neoclassical formations are scientific and technical.6. Genuine coinage is rare.7. Some new words are coined by analogy. Chapter 5 Terms1. motivation2. denotative meaning3. connotative meaning4. stylistic meaning5. affective meaning Questions1. What is the relationship between word form and its senses?2. What are the main types of word meaning? Important Statements1. The test of a genuinely onomatopeic word is its intelligibility to a foreigner who has no knowledge of the language in question.2. Denotative meaning is the central factor in linguistic communication.3. Lexical meaning is dominant in content words, whereas grammatical meaning is dominant in funciton words. Chapter 6 Terms1. radiation2. concatination3. prima ry meanin4. central meaning5. perfect homonyms6.homophones7. homographs Important Statements1. One-meaning words are very rare. They are very often scientific terms.2. It may be said that polysemy is the rule and monosemy is the exception.3. In some cases, the primary meaning and the central meaning coincide.4. Polysemic words and homonymous words are not only good candidates for humor, they can also produce other effects such as irony or heightened dramatic power. Chapter 7Terms1. complete synonyms2. relative synonyms3. hyponymy4. marked member5. unmarked member Questions1. In what respects do synonymous words differ? Important Statements1. An agreement in denotation is the most important criterion of synonymy.2. Two words aretotally synonymous only if they are fully identical in meaning and interchangeable in any context without the slightest alteration in connotative, affective and stylistic meanings.3. It is important to note that two forces militate against complete synonymy: vagueness of word meaning,and connotative, stylistic and affective meanings that cluster around words.4. In most cases the native word is more spontaneous, more informal and unpretentious, whereas the foreign word is learned, abstract or even abstruse.5. In the double scale pattern of synonyms the native term usually sounds warmer and more homely than its foreign counterpart.6. In the triple scale pattern of synonyms the difference in tone between the English and the French words is often slight; the Latin word is generally more bookish.7. Synnonyms are useful for avoiding repetition and for achieving precision in meaning and variety in style.8. Lexical antonymy is often stronger than syntactic negation.9. This semantic category obviously overlaps with hyponymy: both are involved with forming relaionships between words in the same general area ofmeaning. For parctical purposes, in the case of hyponymy, one should pay attention to the question of which specific term to use, while in the case of semantic field, one’s attention should be turned toward the highly probable collocations the words of each semantic field have in common. Chapter 8 Terms1. linguistic context2. ambiguity Questions1. What are the different types of context?2. What are the functions of context in determination of word meaning? 3. What are the different types of ambiguity? Important Statements1. When we say that the context determines the sense we mean not that it imposes a sense but that it selects one that is already there.2. Words rarely can be equated on a one-to-one basis between two languages. Chapter 9 Terms1. historical cause of changes in word meaning2. social cause of changes in word meaning3. linguistic cause of changes in word meaning4. psychological cause of changes in word meaning5. metaphor6. metonymy Questions1. What are the mian causes of changes in word meaning?2. What are the tendencies in semantic change? Important Statements1. Usually a literal meaning of a word remains along with a new metaphorical one.2. Broading speaking, change of meaning refers tothe alteration of the meaning of existing words, as well as the additionnn of new meaning to established words. Chapter 10Terms Idiom Question What points should we attention to if we want to use idioms appropriately? Chapter 11 Questions1. What are three stages in the growth of American English?2. What are the characteristics of American English? Chapter 12Terms1. prescriptive dictionaries 2. descriptive。

词汇：undergo Vt 经历affixation n. 附加，附加法compounding 复合法conversion 转换法shortening 缩减法clipping 裁剪acronymy 首字母缩略法blending 混合suffixation 后缀法decentralize vt. 使分散disunite vi. 分散unwrap vt. 打开Pejorative prefixes 贬义前缀maltreat vt. 虐待pseudo adj. 冒充的，假的hyper 超级sub 下ultra adj. 极端的ultra-conservative 极端保守的counter adv. 反方向地intra pref. 在内Miscellaneous adj. 混杂的，各种各样的Denominal adj. 来自名词（形容词）的Concrete vt. 使凝固；用混凝土修筑vi. 凝结Abstract vt. 摘要；提取；使……抽象化；转移(注意力、兴趣等)；使心不在焉vi. 做摘要；写梗概Deverbal adj. 从动词派生出来的词monomorphemic adj. 单语素结构的transitive adj. 及物的；过渡的overwhelming adj. 压倒性的mythology 神话though-provoking 发人深思的一. The expansion of vocabulary in modern English depends chiefly onword-formation.Not all the words that are produced by applying the rules are acceptable.Rules only provide a constant set of models from which new words are created fromday to day.Rules themselves are not fixed but undergo changes.affixation 30%-40% ,compounding 28%-30% ,conversion 26%,shortening 8%-10% ,( clipping and acronymy) ,blending and others 1%-5%二. Affixation (Derivation) -- the formation of words by adding wordforming or derivational affixes to stems.(derivative派生词) According to their position, affixation falls into: prefixation and suffixation.1. Prefixation -- the formation of new words by adding prefixes to stems. It does not change t heword-class of the stem but change its meaning.a). Negative prefixes –a- (abnormal),dis- (disobey),in- (il-, ir-, im-) (injustice),non- (non-smoker),un- (unwilling) un- are the most productive and can usually replace in- or dis- with adj.b). Reversative prefixes –de- (decentralize), dis- (disunite),un- (unwrap)c). Pejorative prefixes –mal- (maltreat),mis- (mistrust),pseudo- (pseudo-science)d). Prefixes of degree or size –arch- (archbishop),extra-(extra-strong),hyper-(hyperactive),macro- (macrocosm),micro- (microcomputer),mini- (mini-election),out- (outlive),over- (overweigh),sub- (subheading),super- (superfreeze),sur- (surtax),ultra- (ultra-conservative),under-(underdeveloped)e). Prefixes of orientation and attitude –anti- (anti-nuclear),contra- (contraflow),counter-, pro-(pro-student)f). Locative prefixes –extra- (extraordinary), fore- (forehead), inter- (inter-city), intra- (intra-party), tele-, trans-g). Prefixes of time and order –ex- (ex-wife), fore- (foretell), pre-, re- (reconsider)h). Number Prefixes –bi-, multi- (poly-) (multi-purpose), semi- (hemi-), tri- (tricycle), uni-(mono-) (uniform)i). Miscellaneous prefixes –auto-, neo- (neo-Nazi), pan- (pan-European), vice-2). Suffixation --Suffixation is the formation of new words by adding suffixes to stems. Change thegrammatical function of stems (the word class). Suffixes can be grouped on a grammatical basis.1. Noun suffixes1).Denominal nouns (名词+suffix ----名词)a. Concrete -- -eer (engineer), -er (teenager), -ess (hostess), -ette (cigarette), -let (booklet)b. Abstract -- -age (wastage), -dom (处于…状态)(officialdom), -ery (slavery), -ery (-ry), -hood (childhood), -ing (farming), - ism（…主义）(terrorism), -ship（状态）(sportsmanship)2).Deverbal nouns (动词+suffix----名词)a. Denoting people -- -ant （assistant）, -ee (trainee), -ent (respondent. [法] 被告；应答者), -er(-or)b. Denoting action, result, process, state, ect. -- -age (linkage n. 连接), -al (dismissal n. 解雇 ) , -ance (attendance), -ation(-ition,-tion, -sion, -ion), -ence (existence), -ing (savings), -ment (statement)3).De-adjective nouns (形容词+suffix----名词) -- -ity (popularity), -ness (happiness)Nouns and adjectives suffixes -- -ese (Chinese), -an (Australian), -ist (主义) (socialist)2.Adjective suffixes1).Denominal suffixes ---ed (wooded), -ful (successful), -ish (foolish), -less (priceless),-like (lady-like), -ly (friendly), -y (smoky)-al(-ial, - ical) (cultural, residential), -esque (picturesque),-ic (economic), -ous(-eous, -ious) (coutageous)-ic and –ical can be affixed to the stem in some cases, but differ in meaning.Historic (important in history) historical (of history)Classic (great, memorable) classical (of Latin or Greek)Comic (of comedy) comical (funny)Economic (in the economy) economical (money-saving)Electric (powered by electricity) electrical (of electricity)2).Deverbal suffixes -- -able (-ible) (washable), -ive(-ative, -sive) (active, decisive)3.Adverb suffixes -- -ly (calmly), -ward(s) (homewards), -wise (clockwise)4.Verb suffixes -- -ate(originate), -en (darken), -(i)fy (beautify), -ize (ise) (modernize)most of them are considered slang.三. Compounding （Composition）--Compounding is a process of word-formation by j oining two or more stems.Compounds- a lexical unit consisting of more than one stem and functioning both grammatically and semantically as a single word.三种形式solid, hyphenated, open1. Characteristics (differ from free phrases)1).Phonetic featuresCompound (not absolute) Free phraseStress on the first element Stress on the second element2)Semantic featuresCompounds are different from free phrases in semantic unity.Every compound should express a single idea just as one word.A lot of compounds are transparent and the meaning can be inferred from the separate elem ents of compounds.3)Grammatical featuresA compound plays a single grammatical role in a sentence.In adjective-noun compounds, the adjective element cannot take inflectional suffixes.Compound Free phrasefine art finer art2.FormationMost compounds consist of 2 stems, but are formed on a rich variety of patterns andthe internal grammatical relationship within the words is considered complex.1).Noun compounds2).Adjective compounds3).Verb compounds (through conversion and back formation)4).Back formed verb compounds are formed mainly by dropping the suffixes, -er, -ing,-ion, -etc.四.Conversion (zero-derivation, functional shift) --Conversion is the formation of new words by converting wordsof one class to another class. These words are new only in a grammatical sense. The most productive is between nouns and verbs.A change of grammatical functionThe different range of meaning1.Conversion to nounVerb to noun-almost all monomorphemic verbs can be used as nouns.1）. State (of mind or sensation)2）. Event or activity3）. Result of the action4）. Doer of the action5）. Tool or instrument6）. Place of the actionAdjective to noun (full conversion, partial conversion)1).Words fully converted-a noun converted from an adjective has all the characteristics of nouns. It can take anidentical article or –e(s).2). Words partially converted –do not possess all the qualities a noun does.They must be used together with definite articles.They retain some of the adjective features. Words of this class generally refer to agroup of the kind.3). Miscellaneous conversion2. Conversion to verbs1). Noun to verb-verbs of this kind are all transitive.2). Adjective to verb3). Miscellaneous conversion五.Blending—is the word formation by combining parts of two words or a word plus a part of another word.Head + tail autocide / motel/ slurb / cremains / chunnelHead + head comsat / telex / Amerind / sitcom / FORTRAMHead + word medicare / Eurasia / telequiz / atuocampWord + tail lunarnaut / bookmobile / workfare / tourmobileThe overwhelming majority of blends are nouns, very few are verbs and adjectives are ev en fewer.六.Clipping–shorten a longer word by cutting a part of the origin and using what remains instead. People tend to ve economical in writing and speech to keep up the tempo of new life style.Front clippingQuake (earthquake) / Copter(helicopter)/ scope (telescope)/ phone (telephone)Back clippingDorm(dormitory) /momo( )/stereo( )/gent( )/fan( )/disco( ) Front and back clipping ()flu()Phrase clippingPub( )/pop( )/zoo( )/perm( )七.Acronymy –joining the initial letters of names of social and political organizations or special phrases and technical terms1.Initialisms are words formed from the initial letters of words and pronounced as letters. It‘s one of the word formations of acronymy.E.g. IMF/ai em ef/=International Monetary Fund.2.Acronymsare words formed from the initial letters of word and pronounced as words. . It‘s oneof the word formations of acronymy.E.g. NATO/'neito/=North Atlantic Treaty Organization.八.Back-formation-- is a process ofword-formation by which a word is created by the deletion of a supposed affix.It is considered to be the opposite process of suffixation九.Words from proper names.Modern English has a large number of words whichcome from proper nouns. They include1. Names of people1).Words of this group are from names of scientists, investors, etc. these terms areused as measurements.2).Some words are from characters in mythology.3).Some are from historical figures.4).Some words are from characters in literary books.s of placesMany words denoting products, objects or materials come from the names of placeswhere they were first produced. chinas of books4.TradenamesWhen proper nouns are communized, many of them have lost their original identity. They can be converted to other classes. These words can also take suffixes.Words that are communized from proper nouns have rich culture associations and thus stylistically vivid, impressive and though-provoking.。

第五章 Reference （领会） – the relationship between language and the world. By means of reference， a speaker indicates which things in the world （including persons） are being talked about. The reference of a word to a thing outside the language is arbitrary and conventional. This connection is the result of generalization and abstraction. Although reference is abstract， yet with the help of context， it can refer to something specific. Concept（领会） – which beyond language is the result of human cognition reflecting the objective world in the human mind. It isn’t affected by language. Meaning and concept are closely connected but not identical. Meaning belongs to language， so is restricted to language use. A concept can have as many referring expressions as there are language in the world. Sense （领会） – denotes the relationship inside the language. Every word that has meaning has sense. The sense of an expression is its place in a system of semantic relationships with other expressions in the language. It is also abstraction. Motivation——accounts for the connection between the linguistic symbol and its meaning. English does have words whose meanings can be explained to a certain extent. Most words are non-motivated. The connection of the sign and meaning dose not have a logical explanation. Onomatopoeic Motivation – the words whose sounds suggest their meaning. （Indicate the relationship between sound and meaning）. Knowing the sounds of the words means understanding the meaning. These words were created by imitating the natural sounds or noises. For example， bang， ping-pang， crow by cocks， etc. Such echoic words are also conventional for the sounds we say in English may not be the same in other language. Morphological Motivation ——Compounds and derived words are multi-morphemic words and the meaning of many words are the sum total of the morphemes combined. （Indicate the relationship between word meaning and each morpheme meaning）. For instance， airmail means to “mail by air”， miniskirt is “a small skirt”。

Chapter 5Word meaning and Semantic Features 词义与语义特征⏹ 5.1 Conventionality and Motivation 约定俗成与有理据词⏹ 5.2 Main Types of Word Meaning 词义的分类⏹ 5.3 Componential Analysis and Semantic Features 语义成分分析与语义特征5.1 Conventionality and Motivation 约定俗成与有理据词The sound and meaning of words relatedTwo ways:1. Conventionality 约定俗成Most English words are conventional, arbitrary symbol.Arbitrary: adj. decided by or based on chance or personal opinion rather than facts or reason. Conventional or arbitrary: there is no intrinsic relation between the sound-symbol and its sense.Eg. △□English –house French –maison Chinese –fángzi Russian –dom Spanish –casa 2. Motivation 有理据词Motivation: refers to the connection between word-symbol and its sense.⏹Phonetic motivation语音理据Phonetic motivation: pronunciation suggests the meaning, including echoic words or onomatopoeic wordsE.g. woof-woof the woof-woof of a dogmiaow the miaow of a catroar the roar of a lionbang the bang of a door⏹Morphological motivation 形态理据Morphological motivation: there is a direct connection between the morphemic structure of the word and its meaning.E.g. anticancer 抗癌的kilogram 公斤，千克good-looking 好看的，美貌的daydream 白日梦，做白日梦⏹Semantic motivation 语义理据Semantic motivation: The figurative meaning can be understood by those who know the literal meaning.E.g. a stony heart 铁石心肠，冷酷无情the leg of a table 桌子的腿5.2 Main Types of Word Meaning 词义的分类Types of Word Meaning: A. Grammatical meaning语法意义B. Lexical meaning 词汇意义⏹ A. Grammatical meaning1. word-class词类:The word-class determines the position that a word normally occupies in a sentenceEg. Being a child, he can’t understand what he just said.He never dreams of being a superstar.2. inflectional paradigm词形变化:Eg. seasons of a year 一年四季the poles 南北两极cat –cats mouse –mice walk –walks –walked write –wrote –written⏹ B. Lexical meaning1.Denotative meaning外延意义(conceptual meaning概念意义)Denotative meaning involves the relationship between a linguistic unit (esp. a lexical item )and the non-linguistic entities (physical objects, natural phenomena / things, events, processes) to which a word refersThe denotative meaning of a word’s definition given in a dictionaryEg. chairchair: a piece of furniture for one person to sit on, which usually ahs a back, a seat, fourlegs, and sometimes armsthe same meaning for all speakers of a given communityIt is that aspect of lexical meaning which makes communication possible.the central factor in linguistic communication2.Connotative meaning内涵意义Connotative meaning: the emotional association which a word or a phrase suggests in one’smind.E.g. motherdenotative meaning: female parentconnotative meaning: love, care, warmTwo levels of connotation●Connotations pertaining to individualsbased on personal experiencee.g. father●Connotations pertaining to a groupe.g. communist, road, Uncle Sam3.Social or stylistic meaning 社会或文体意义●Social meaning: a piece of language conveys about the social circumstance of its use.One adjusted one’s language so as to make it appropriate in various situation in terms of :(1)the social relationship between the speakers or correspondents (friend tofriend ,professor to student )(2)the occasion (a class reunion or an official reception )(3)subject matter(about serious political issues or about films ,swimming or food )(4)the mode of discourse (spoken or written )●Stylistic meaningConsultative style is a polite and fairy neutral style ;it’s used when we are talking to a person whom we do not know well ,or to someone who is senior to ourselves in terms ofage or social position .Casual style is used in conversion between friends or in personal letter when the language is informal ,familiar ,relaxed ,warm and friendly .●the criterion of formality: formal, neutral and informal4. Affective meaning情感意义Affective meaning is concerned with the expression of feelings and attitudes of speaker or writer.snarl words –show disapproval or contempt on the part of the speaker . derogatory (derog.)E.g. gang, niggardlypurr words—express the speaker 's approval of the person or thing he is talking about .appreciatory (apprec.)E.g. scholar, masterpiece, generous5.3 Componential Analysis and Semantic Features 语义成分分析与语义特征●Componential analysis on the basis of semantic contrastComponential analysis: A process of breaking down the sense of a word into its minimal components (semantic features).⏹ManMan: [+Hunan +Adult +Male]⏹ChildChild: [+Human -Adult +Male]⏹CowCow: [+Bovine +Adult -Male]⏹LambLamb: [+Ovine -Adult +Male]⏹BoarBoar: [+Porcine +Adult -Male]现代英语词汇学概论最强版复习资料chapter5●Advantages and disadvantages of componential analysis➢Advantages:1)Enable us to have an exact knowledge of the conceptual meaning of aword2)Help us to choose the right word or collocation➢Disadvantages:1)The impossibility of making a list of the infinite number of semanticfeatures.2)The analysis of word meaning into its sense components is not enough.3)Many words are often used figuratively without observing the normal“usage rules”。

英语词汇学试题复习参考（分章节）英语词汇学试题Introduction and Chapter 1Basic Concepts of Words and Vocabula ry（练习1）I．Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement.1.Morphology is the branch of grammar which studies the structure or forms of words, primarily through theuse of _________construct.A. wordB. formC. morphemeD. root2.________ is traditionally used for the study of the origins and history of the form and meaning of words.A. SemanticsB. LinguisticsC. EtymologyD. StylisticsaA. commonB. littleC. slightD. great13. Neologisms are newly-created words or expressions, or words that have taken on ______meanings.A. newB. oldC. badD. good14. Content words denote clear notions and thus are known as_________ words. They include nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and numerals.A. functionalB. notionalC. emptyD. formal15. Functional words do not have notions of their own. Therefore, they are also called _______words. Prepositions, conjunctions, auxiliaries and articles belong to this category.A. contentB. notionalC. emptyD. newII. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book.16.Lexicology is a branch of linguistics, inquiring into the origins and _____of words.17.English lexicology aims at investigating and studying the ______ structures of English words and word equivalents, their semantics, relations, _____development, formation and ______.18.English lexicology embraces other academic disciplines, such as morphology, ______,etymology, stylistics,________.19.There are generally two approaches to the study of words , namely synchronic and _______./doc/44db1986bc1e650e52ea551810a6f524cdbfcbce.html nguage study involves the study of speech sounds, grammar and_______.III. Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1) basic word stock and nonbasic vocabulary 2) content words and functional words 3) native words and borrowed wordsIVVVII. Analyze and comment on the following.49. Classify the following words and point out the types of words according to notion.earth, cloud, run, walk, on, of, upon, be, frequently , the, five, but, a , never.50. Group the following borrowed words into Denizens, Aliens, Translation-loans, Semantic-loans. Dream, pioneer, kowtow, bazaar, lama, master-piece, port, shirtKey to Exercises:I. 1. A2.C3.D4.A5.B6.D7.A8.B9.D10.B11.D12.A13.A14.B15.CII.16.meanings17.morphological, historical, usages 18. semantics, lexicography19.diachronic20. vocabularyIII.21. G 22. F23. E24. H25. C26. A27. J28.I29.B30.DIV.31. the basic word stock; productivity32. the basic word stock; collocability33.the basic word stock; argot34.nonbasic word stock; slang35. nonbasic word stock; jargon36. nonbasic word stock ;terminology37.nonbasic word stock; dialectal words38. nonbasic word stock ,neologisms39. nonbasic word stock; archaismsI. Each1.2.3.4.5.6.A. 500B. 800C. 1000 .D. 9007.The Normans invaded England from France in 1066. The Norman Conquest started a continual flow of ______ words into English.A. FrenchB. GreekC. RomanD. Latin8.By the end of the _______century , English gradually came back into the schools, the law courts, and government and regained social status.A. 12thB. 13thC. 14thD.15th9.As a result , Celtic made only a ________contribution to the English vocabulary.A. smallB. bigC. greatD. smaller10. The Balto-Slavic comprises such modern languages as Prussian, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovenian and _______.A. GreekB. RomanC. IndianD. Russian11.In the Indo-Iranian we have Persian , Bengali, Hindi, Romany, the last three of which are derived from thedead language.A. SanskritB. LatinC. RomanD. Greek12.Greek is the modern language derived from _______.A. LatinB. HellenicC. Indian D . Germanic13.The five Roamance languages , namely, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian, Romanian all belong to theItalic through an intermediate language called _______.14.15.16.17.18.19.20.27.Middle English ( ) G. sunu28. Modern English ( ) H. lernen29. Germanic family ( ) I. freight30.Sanskrit ( ) J. NorwegianIV.Study the following words or expressions and identify types of morphemes underlined.31. earth ( ) 32.contradict ( )33. predictor ( ) 34. radios ( )35. prewar ( ) 36. happiest ( )37. antecedent ( ) 38. northward ( )38. sun ( ) 40. diction ( )V. Define the following terms.41. free morphemes 42. bound morphemes 43. root 44. stem 45.affixesVI. Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short.46. Describe the characteristics of Old English .47. Describe the characteristics of Middle English.48. Describe the characteristics of Modern English.VII. Answer the following questions with examples.49. What are the three main sources of new words ?50. How does the modern English vocabulary develop ?I.II.III.IV.(1)(2)(3)I．1.A.2.3.4.A . negative prefixes B. prefixes of degree or size C. pejorative prefixes D. locative prefixes5.The prefixes in words bi lingual ,uni form and hemis phere are ________.A. number prefixesB. prefixes of degree or sizeC. pejorative prefixesD. locative prefixes6.________ are contained in words trans-world, intra-party and fore head.A.Prefixes of orientation and attitudeB. Prefixes of time and orderC. Locative prefixesD. Prefixes of degree or size7. Rugby ,afghan and champagne are words coming from ________./doc/44db1986bc1e650e52ea551810a6f524cdbfcbce.html s of booksB. names of placesC. names of peopleD. tradenames8. Omega,Xerox and orlon are words from _________./doc/44db1986bc1e650e52ea551810a6f524cdbfcbce.html s of booksB. names of placesC. names of peopleD. tradenames9.Ex-student, fore tell and post-election contain________.A.negative prefixesB. prefixes of degree or sizeC. prefixes of time and orderD. locative prefixes10.Mackintosh, bloomers and cherub are from _______A. names of booksB. names of placesC. names of peopleD. tradenames11.The prefixes in words new-Nazi, autobiography and pan-European are ________.A.negative prefixesB. prefixes of degree or sizeC. prefixes of time and orderD. miscellaneous prefixes12.The prefixes in words anti-government , pro student and contra flow are _____-.A.13.A.14.15.19.anotherviolinist26. Noun and adjective suffixes ( ) F.happiness27. Denominal adjective suffixes ( ) G. arguable28. Deverbal adjective suffixes ( ) H.dependent29. Adverb suffixes ( ) I. adulthood30. Verb suffixes ( ) J. survivalIV.Study the following words or expressions and identify 1) types of clipping 2) types of acronymy and write the full terms.31.quake ( ) 32. stereo ( ) 33. flu ( ) 34. pub ( ) 35. c/o ( )36. V-day ( ) 37. TB ( ) 38. disco ( ) 39.copter ( ) 40. perm ( )V.Define the following terms .41. acronymy 42. back-formation 43. initialisms 44. prefixation 45. suffixationVI. Answer the following questions with examples.46. What are the characteristics of compounds ?47. What are the main types of blendings ?48. What are the main types of compounds ?VII. Analyze and comment on the following:49. Use the following examples to explain the types of back-formation.(1) donate ----donation emote----emotion(2) loaf—loafer beg------beggar(1) I’(5) The1.IV(4 ) Noun to verb (5) Adjective (6) Miscellaneous conversion to verbChapter 5 Word Meaning (练习4)I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement.1. A word is the combination of form and ________.A. spellingB. writingC. meaningD. denoting2._______is the result of human cognition, reflecting the objective world in the human mind.A. ReferenceB. ConceptC. SenseD. Context3.Sense denotes the relationships _______the language.A. outsideB. withC. beyondD. inside4. Most English words can be said to be ________.A. non-motivatedB. motivatedC. connectedD. related5.Trumpet is a(n) _______motivated word.A. morphologicallyB. semanticallyC. onomatopoeicallyD. etymologically6.Hopeless is a ______motivated word.A. morphologicallyB. onomatopoeicallyC. semanticallyD. etymologically7.In the sentence ‘ He is fond of pen ’ , pen is a ______ motivated word.A. morphologicallyB. onomatopoeicallyC. semanticallyD. etymologically8.Walkman is a _______motivated word.9.A.A.16.17.18.19.explains the meaning of the word.20.Lexical meaning itself has two components : conceptual meaning and _________.III. Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1) types of motivation 2) types of meaning.A B21. Onomotopooeic motivation ( ) A. tremble with fear22. Collocative meaning ( ) B. skinny23. Morphological motivation ( ) C. slender24. Connotative meaning ( ) D. hiss25. Semantic motivation ( ) E. laconic26. Stylistic meaning ( ) F. sun (a heavenly body)27. Etymological motivation ( ) G.airmail28. Pejorative meaning ( ) H. home29. Conceptual meaning ( ) I. horse and plug30. Appreciative meaning ( ) J. pen and awordIV.Study the following words or expressions and identify 1)types of motivation 2) types of meaning.31. neigh ( ) 32. the mouth of the river ( )33. reading-lamp ( ) 34. tantalus ( )35. warm home ( ) 36. the cops ( )V.41.VI.VII.I.II.III.IV.(1)Connotative meaning . It refers to the overtones or associations suggested by the conceptual meaning,traditionally known as connotations. It is not an essential part of the word-meaning, but associations that might occur in the mind of a particular user of the language. For example, mother , denoting a ‘female parent’, is often associated with ‘love’,‘care’, etc..(2)Stylistic meaning. Apart feom their conceptual meanings, many words have stylistic features, whichmake them appropriate for different contexts. These distinctive features form the stylistic meanings of words . For example, pregnant, expecting, knockingup, in the club, etc., all can have the same conceptual meaning, but differ in their stylisticvalues.(3)Affective meaning. It indicates the speaker’s attitude towards the person or thing in question. Wordsthat have emotive values may fall into two categories :appreciative or pejorative. For example, famous, determined are words of positive overtones; notorious, pigheaded are of negative connotations implying disapproval, contempt or criticism.(4)Collocative meaning. It consists of the associations a word acquires in its collocation. In other words,it is that part of the word-meaning suggested by the words before or after the word in discussion. For example, we say : pretty girl, pretty garden; we don’t say pretty typewriter. But sometimes there is some overlap between the collocations of the two words.Chapter 6 Sense Relations and Semantic Field (练习5)I.Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement.1.2.3.4.senseA.10.11.The antonyms husband and wife are ______.A. contradictory termsB. contrary termsC. relative termsD. connected terms/doc/44db1986bc1e650e52ea551810a6f524cdbfcbce.html position and compounding in lexicology are words of _______.A. absolute synonymsB. relative synonymsC. relative antonymsD. contrary antonyms13.As homonyms are identical in sound or spelling, particularly ______, they are often employed in aconversation to create puns for desired effect of humor, sarcasm or ridicule.A. homographsB. homophonesC. absolute homonymsD. antonyms14.From the diachronic point of view, when the word was created, it was endowed with only one meaning .The first meaning is called ______.A. primary meaningB. derived meaningC. central meaningD. basic meaning15.Synchronically, the basic meaning of a word is the core of word-meaning called_______.A. primary meaningB. derived meaningC. central meaningD. secondary meaningII. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book.16.One important criterion for differentiation of homonyms from polysemants is to see their ____, the secondprincipal consideration is ________.17.In dictionaries, a polysemant has its meanings all listed under one ______whereas homonyms are listed asseparate ______.18.The differences between synonyms boil down to three areas : _______, connotation ,and _____.19.Hyponymy deals with the relationship of semantic inclusion. That is, the meaning of a more specific wordis20.’. III.IV31.neckV.Define the following terms .41. radiation 42. concatenation 43. antonymy 44. hoponymy 45. semantic fieldVI.Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short.46.What are the origins of homonyms ?47.What are sources of synonyms ?48.What are the characteristics of antonyms ?VII.Analyze and comment on the following.49. Divide the following words into four groups and give the superordinate terms:bark, boat, drum, harp, lute. Microscope. Mirror, destroyer, cruiser, piano, tectangle, rhomboid, rhombus, ship, spectacles, spectroscope, square, telescope, trapezium, violin.50. Write the following words into a tree-like graph:vegetable, meat, pork, beef, turnip, carrot, bread, food, cake, cornflakes, cereal.Key to exercises :I. 1. C 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.C6.B 7.A 8.B 9.A 10.B 11.C 12.A 13.B 14. A 15.CII.16. etymology, semantic relatedness 17.headword, entries 18.denotation, application 19. superordinate, subordinate 20.field theoryIII.21. F 22.J 23.E 24.A 25.G 26.C 27.B 28.I 29. D 30.HIV.31. radiation 32. perfect synonym 33. concatenation 34. homograph 35. shortening 36. homophone 37. change in sound and spelling6.The meaning of meat changed by mode of _______.A. extensionB. narrowingC. elevationD. degradation7.The meaning of fond changed by mode of _______.A. extensionB. narrowingC. elevationD. degradation8.The original meaning of minister is ______.A. head of a ministryB. a tutorC.a farmerD. servant9.The original meaning of success is ______.A.resultB. progressC. eventD. incident10.The meaning of churl changed by mode of _______.A. elevationB. extensionC. degradationD. narrowing11.The original meaning of knave is _______.A. elevationB. extensionC. degradationD. narrowing12.The original meaning of silly is ______.A. sadB. jealousC. happyD. cold13.Loud colours belongs to ______.A.transfer of sensationsB. transfer between abstract and concrete meaningsC.transfer from objective to subjectiveD. transfer from subjective to objective14. Dreadful and hateful belong to _______.A. transfer from subjective to objectiveB. transfer of sensationC. transfer from objective toII.III.30. By analogy ( ) J. sillyIV.Study the following sentence and identify 1)types of transfer 2) types of clues for inferring word meaning.31. As the fighting on all fronts reached its peak, the economy neared its nadu.32. Their greatest fear was of a conflagration, since fire would destroy their flimsy wooden settlement before help could arrive.33. Many United Nations employees are polyglots. Ms. Mary, for example, speaks five languages.34. He is listening to that sweet music.35. It’s just one more incredible result of the development of microprocessors ---those tiny parts of acomputer commonly known as ‘silicon chips’.36. Perhaps the most startling theory to come out of kinesics, the study of body movement, was suggestedby Professor Birdwhistell.37. He is the hope of the family.38. In spite of the fact that the fishermen were wearing sou’westers, the storm was so heavy that they werewet through .39. Copernicus believed in a heliocentric universe, rather tan in the geocentric theory.40. The village had most of the usual amenities :a pub, a library, a post office, a village hall, a medicalcenter, and a school.V.Define the following terms.41.VI.VII.I.II.21.IVV.VI.50. This sentence shows one of the functions of context , that is a clear indication ofChapter 9 English Idioms (练习7 )I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement.1.Jack of all trades is an idiom ________.A. nominal in natureB. adjectival in natureC. verbal in natureD. adverbial in nature2.Let the dog see the rabbit is an idiom ________.A. nominal in natureB. adjectival in natureC. verbal in natureD. adverbial in nature3.How are you is a(n) __________.A.idiom nominal in natureB. idiom verbal in natureB.idiom adjective in nature D. sentence idiom4.tooth and nail is an idiom ________.A. nominal in natureB. adjectival in natureC. verbal in natureD. adverbial in nature5.Beyond the pale is an idiom _________.A. nominal in natureB. adjectival in natureC. verbal in natureD. adverbial in nature6.Play fast and loose shows the feature of ________.A. repetitionB. reiterationC. juxtapositionD. rhyme7.A．8.9.10.11.A.12.13.14.15.16.17.18.19.20.When idioms are used in actual context, they do experience _______changes such as different forms ofverbs, agreement of personal pronouns and number and so on.III. Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1) phonetic manipulation 2) lexical manipulation 3) figures of speech.A B21. Alliteration ( ) A. by and by22. Simile ( ) B. a dark horse23. Rhyme ( ) C. up and down24. Reiteration ( ) D. toss and turn25. Metaphor ( ) E. like a rat in a hole26. Repetition ( ) F. fair and square27. Synecdoche ( ) G. live by one’s pen28. Juxtaposition ( ) H. bits and pieces29. Personification ( ) I. earn one’s bread30. Metonymy ( ) J. Failure is the mother of success.IV.study the following words or expressions and identify 1) types of idioms 2) variations of idioms.31. keep (break ) one’s word ( ) 32. Never do things by halves. ( )33. for good(and all) ( ) 34. through thick and thin ( )35. pin back sb’s ears =pin sb’s ears back ( ) 36. sing a different tune ( )VII.VIII.IX.I.1.AIVX.‘no question’instead.(4)Many idioms are grammatically unanalysable. For example, diamond cut diamond ( two parties areequally matched ) is grammatically incorrect, for normally the verb cut should take the third person singular-s as the subject diamond is singular.50.(1) This statement is not true.(2) Characterized by semantic unity and structural stability, idioms do not allow changes as a rule . Butstructural stability is not absolute. When idioms are used in actual context, they do experiencegrammatical changes such as different forms of verbs, agreement of personal pronouns and number and so on.(3) Occasionally, we may find changes in constituents of idioms : addition, deletion, replacement,position-shifting, dismembering, etc.Chapter 10 English Dictionaries (练习8)I.Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would bestcomplete the statement and the letter in the bracket.1.The dictionary that contains information on all branches of knowledge or treats comprehensively aparticular branch of knowledge usually in articles arranged alphabetically is called __________.A. lexiconB. concordanceC. yearbookD. encyclopaedia2. A reference book listing alphabetically arranged along with information about their forms,pronunciations, functions, etymologies, meanings, and syntactical and idiomatic uses is called3.4.5.A.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.A. 1623B. 1775C. 1828D. 192813.Universal Etymological English Dictionary by Nathan Bailley was published in____.A. 1623B. 1721C. 1775D. 182814.A Dictionary of the English Language by Sam Johnson was published in ______.A. 1721B. 1735C. 1775D. 182815.The American Dictionary of the English language by Noah Webster was published in ____ .A. 1775B. 1785C. 1800D. 1828/doc/44db1986bc1e650e52ea551810a6f524cdbfcbce.html plete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book . III.16. The dominant sense of the word dictionary by English-speaking people is a book which presents______order the words of English , with information as to their spelling, pronunciation , meaning,usage, rules of grammar, and in some, their etymology.17. Dictionary is closely related to ______, which deals with the same problems: the form, meaning, usage and origins of vocabulary units.18. The target population of monolingual dictionaries are general _______or second language and foreign learners who have reached the intermediate and advanced stages.19. Linguistic dictionaries aim at ______ and explaining their usages in the language,.20.Encyclopedic dictionaries have the characteristics of both ________and encyclopedia.III.Write the full name of the following grammar abbreviations and put them into Chinese.21.. c.f. ____________ 22. comb.f. __________ 23. fem. _________ 24. mas. ______IV.31.V.VI．1)610Key to exercises:I. 1.D 2.B 3.C 4.D 5.B 6.C 7.C 8.A 9.D 10.B 11.C 12.A 13.B 14.C 15.DII. 16. alphabetical 17. lexicology 18. native speakers 19. defining words 20. linguistic dictionaries III. 21. confer(参看) 22. combining form (构词成分)23. feminine (阴性) 24. masculine (阳性)25. negative (否定词)26. prefix(前缀) 27. suffix 28. auxiliary verb 29 possessive 30 transitive verbIV. 31. Chambers Twentieth Century Dictionary 32. Chamber Universal Learners’ Dictionary33. Collins English Learner’s Dictionary 34. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English35. Longman Dictionary of Current Idiomatic English 36. Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionart of Current English 37. OxfordDictionary of Current Idiomatic English38. Random House Dictionary of the English Language 39. Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary 40. Webster’s New World Dictionary of the American LanguageV-VI.( See the course book )VI.49. 1) 千⾥之堤,溃于蚁⽳。