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An Introduction to English Lexicology: (Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language)


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Lexicology is about words, their meanings and the relationships between them, their origins and their structure. It combines the study of derivational morphology with lexical semantics. This textbook explores the history, meanings and structure of words, the way they are collected in dictionaries and the way they are stored in our minds. It goes beyond examining the morphological structure of words to examine the way words are spelt and the way they sound. At every stage, the book focuses not only on description, but also on the puzzles that words present. Supported by numerous examples, exercises, discussion questions, suggestions for further reading and a glossary, this is an accessible and lively guide to the linguistic study of English through the consideration of words.

Table of Contents:
Transcription symbols; PrefaceChapter 1 Words1.1 What is a word?1.2 Are names words?1.3 Multi-word expressions (MWEs)1.4 Paradigms1.5 The dictionary1.6 The lexicon1.7 SummaryExercises; Further readingChapter 2 Making new words2.1 Introduction2.2 Blends2.3 Compounds2.4 Derivation2.5 Words without affixes2.6 Inflection2.7 SummaryExercises; Further readingChapter 3 The development of the vocabulary3.1 A potted history of English words3.2 Recognising the sources of words3.3 Latin words in English3.4 Greek words in English3.5 The use of non-Germanic words in English3.6 Exotic words in English3.7 SummaryExercises; Further readingChapter 4. The meanings of words4.1 Introduction4.2 Denotation and connotation4.3 Lexicon versus encyclopedia4.4 Relationships between words4.5 Semantic features4.6 Categorising words4.7 Multiple meanings4.8 The meaning of word elements4.9 SummaryExercises; Further readingChapter 5. Orthographic and phonological structure5.1 Introduction5.2 Spelling and vowel length5.3 Some potentially confusing spellings5.4 The Great Vowel Shift5.5 Consonants5.6 Unstressed vowels5.7 SummaryExercises; Further readingChapter 6. Some puzzles in English words6.1 Introduction6.2 N+N where the first N is plural6.3 Comparatives and superlatives6.4 Coordinative compounds6.5 Changes without change of form6.6 SummaryExercises; Further readingGlossary; References; Index

About the Author :
Laurie Bauer is Professor of Linguistics at the Victoria University of Wellington. He is on the editorial board of the journal Word Structure.

Review :
Bauer’s comprehensive and highly accessible introduction provides an essential resource for students as well as for colleagues teaching English language courses. Rather than foregrounding categories and terminology, it takes a problem-orientated, yet systematic approach. It teases out interesting and tricky aspects throughout, while providing essential lexicological knowledge and terminology alongside.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781474477895
  • Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Edinburgh University Press
  • Height: 216 mm
  • No of Pages: 192
  • Returnable: Y
  • Series Title: Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language
  • ISBN-10: 1474477895
  • Publisher Date: 30 Nov 2021
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Returnable: Y
  • Width: 138 mm


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