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English Lexicology(英語詞匯學(xué))
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:不統(tǒng)一的四個(gè)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 borrowings is an important channel of enriching the English vocabulary
詞匯Vocabulary: all the words in a language make up its vocabulary
詞語分類Classification of English Words：
1.By use frequency:basic word stock&nonbasic vocabulary
基本詞匯的特征:
1)All-National character（全民通用性most important）