Учебник для ин-тов и фак. иностр. яз. — 3-е изд., перераб. и доп. — М.: Высшая школа, 1986. — 295 с.: ил.Учебник посвящен слову как основной единице языка, его семантической и морфологической структуре, особенностям английского словообразования и фразеологии. Английская лексика рассматривается как непрерывно развивающаяся система.
В 3-м издании (2-е — 1973 г. ) обновлен теоретический и иллюстративный материал, расширены главы, посвященные теории слова и семасиологии.Preface.
Abbreviations.
Introduction.Fundamentals.
The Object of Lexicology.
The Theoretical and Practical Value of English Lexicology.
The Connection of Lexicology with Phonetics, Stylistics, Grammar and Other Branches of Linguistics.
Types of Lexical Units.
The Notion of Lexical System.
The Theory of Oppositions.The English Word as a StructureCharacteristics of the Word as the Basic Unit of Language.
The Definition of the Word.
Semantic Triangle.
Phonetic, Morphological and Semantic Motivation of Words.Lexical Meaning and Semantic Structure of English Words.
Definitions.
The Lexical Meaning Versus Notion.
Denotative and Connotative Meaning.
The Semantic Structure of Polysemantic Words.
Contextual Analysis.
Componential Analysis.Semantic Change.
Types of Semantic Change.
Linguistic Causes of Semantic Change.
Extralinguistic Causes of Semantic Change.Morphological Structure of English Words. Affixation.
Morphemes. Free and Bound Forms. Morphological Classification of Words. Word-Families.
Aims and Principles of Morphemic and Word-Formation Analysis.
Analysis into Immediate Constituents.
Derivational and Functional Affixes.
The Valency of Affixes and Stems. Word-Building Patterns and Their Meaning.
Classification of Affixes.
Allomorphs.
Boundary Cases Between Derivation, Inflection and Composition.
Combining Forms.
Hybrids.Compound Words.
Definitions and Introductory Remark.
The Criteria of Compounds.
Semi-Affixes.
"The Stone Wall Problem".
Verbal Collocations of the Give Up Type.
Specific Features of English Compounds.
Classification of Compounds.
Compound Nouns.
Compound Adjectives.
Compound Verbs.
Derivational Compounds.
Reduplication and Miscellanea of Composition.
Reduplicative Compounds.
Ablaut Combinations.
Rhyme Combinations.
Pseudo Compounds.
The Historical Development of English Compounds.
New Word-Forming Patterns in Composition.Shortened Words and Minor Types of Lexical Oppositions.
Shortening of Spoken Words and Its Causes.
Blending.
Graphical Abbreviations. Acronyms.
Minor Types of Lexical Oppositions. Sound Interchange.
Distinctive Stress.
Sound Imitation.
Back-Formation.Conversion and Similar Phenomena.
Introductory Remarks.
The Historical Development of Conversion.
Conversion in Present-Day English.
Semantic Relationships in Conversion.
Substantivation.
Conversion in Different Parts of Speech.
Conversion and Other Types of Word-Formation.Set Expressions.
Introductory Remarks. Definitions.
Set Expressions, Semi-Fixed Combinations and Free Phrases.
Changeable and Unchangeable Set Expressions.
Classification of Set Expressions.
Similarity and Difference between a Set Expression and a Word.
Features Enhancing Unity and Stability of Set Expressions.
Proverbs, Sayings, Familiar Quotations and Clichés.English Vocabulary as a SystemHomonyms. Synonyms. Antonyms.
Homonyms.
The Origin of Homonyms.
Homonymy Treated Synchronically.
Synonyms.
Interchangeability and Substitution.
Sources of Synonymy.
Euphemisms.
Lexical Variants and Paronyms.
Antonyms and Conversives.Lexical Systems.
The English Vocabulary as an Adaptive System. Neologisms.
Morphological and Lexico-Grammatical Grouping.
Thematic and Ideographic Groups. The Theories of Semantic Fields.
Hyponymy.
Terminological Systems.
The Opposition of Emotionally Coloured and Emotionally Neutral.
Different Types of Non-Semantic Grouping.The Opposition of Stylistically Marked and Stylistically Neutral.
Functional Styles and Neutral Vocabulary.
Functional Styles and Registers.
Learned Words and Official Vocabulary.
Poetic Diction.
Colloquial Words and Expressions.
Slang.Native Words Versus Loan Words.
The Origin of English Words.
Assimilation of Loan Words.
Etymological Doublets.
International Words.Regional Varieties of the English Vocabulary.
Standard English Variants and Dialects.
American English.
Canadian, Australian and Indian Variants.Lexicography.
Types of Dictionaries.
Some of the Main Problems of Lexicography.
Historical Development of British and American Lexicography.
Conclusion.
Recommended Reading.
Subject Index.
