英语词汇学课件chapter 8 Meaning and Context

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英语本科

英语词汇学

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Chapter1—Basic concepts of words and vocabulary

Word(词的定义)： A word is a minimal free form of a language that has a given sound and

meaning and syntactic function.

(1)a minimal free form of a language

(2)a sound unity

(3)a unit of meaning

(4)a form that can function alone in sentence

Sound and meaning(声音与意义)： almost arbitrary“no logical relationship between the

sound which stands for a thing or an idea and the actual thing and idea itself”.

Sound and form(读音和形式)：不统一的四个原因

（1） the English alphabet was adopted from the Romans, which does not have a separate

letter to represent each other;

（2） The pronunciation has changed more rapidly than spelling over the years;

（3） Some of the difference were creates by the early scribes;

（4） The borrowing is an important channel of enriching the English vocabulary;

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英语词汇学试题汇编

Chapter 1 Basic Concept of Words and Vocabulary

1. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

A. The English language is noted for its modest borrowings.

B. Loan words only refer to those borrowings in form.

C. Loan words are all unrecognizable as being foreign in origin.

D. Loan words can be grouped according to manner of borrowing.

2. The term "vocabulary "is used in different ways because of all the

following reasons EXCEPT that_____.

A. it can refer to the common core of a language

B. it can refer to the total number of the words in a language

C. it can represent all the words used in a certain historical period

D. it can stand for words in a given dialect or field

3. A word is a symbol that________.

A. is used by the same speech community

B. represents something else in the world

1 C8 Test-2

I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answer. Choose the one that would best

complete the statement.

1. Context is of paramount importance for the understanding of word-meaning because the meaning is influenced

immediately by the environment, and in many cases by the whole as well.

A. linguistic, speech situation B. grammatical, lexical context

C. lexical, linguistic context D. lexical, extra-linguistic context

2. Context in its narrow sense refers to context, and in its broad sense, it refers to both linguistic and

non-linguisitic context.

A. lexical B. non-linguistic

C. linguistic D. grammatical

3. With context there is generally no danger of , for meaning lives in context and the context throws light

on .

A. misinterpretation, concept B. misinterpretation, meaning

English Lexicology(英语词汇学)

Lexicology: is a branch of linguistics, inquiring into the

origins and meanings of words.

Chapter 1--Basic concepts of words and vocabulary

Word: A word is a minimal free form of a language that has a

given sound and meaning and syntactic function. (1)a minimal

free form of a language (2)a sound unity (3)a unit of meaning

(4)a form that can function alone in a sentence

Sound and meaning: almost arbitrary, “no logical relationship

between the sound which stands for a thing or an idea and the

actual thing and idea itself”

Sound and form:不统一的四个原因

（1）the English alphabet was adopted from the Romans, which

does not have a separate letter to represent each other

（2）the pronunciation has changed more rapidly than spelling

over the years

（3）some of the difference were creates by the early scribes