实用英语词汇学Chapter 1&2
英语词汇学-chapter 1
Chapter 11.1 What Is a WordBefore we attempt （尝试）any detailed discussion（具体讨论）, it is necessary to （有必要做什么）clarify（阐明澄清）some basic concepts（基本概念）concerning words and vocabulary. The term word（词语word）is an elusive（难以捉摸）notion（概念）, which demands（需要）careful consideration（关注）at the outset（开始）. The relation between sound and meaning,声音和意义之间的关系between sound and form, 声音和形式之间关系and between words and vocabulary 词语和词汇之间的关系requires （需要）some discussion as well（同样）. In addition, we shall consider（注意）a few commonly recognized criteria（共同规则，标准）for vocabulary classification（词汇分类）and study （研究）each class（每类）of words to some extent （一定程度上）in this chapter.（并且在本章一定程度上研究每类词语）1.1What is a word?This question has occupied(占据) the attention of linguists（语言学家）for ages. Although numerous（众多的，许多的）definitions （定义）have been suggested, none of them seem to be perfect. Scholars（学者）still do not agree on the definition of the word. When we talk about a word, we tend to（有...倾向用视觉角度去考虑）think in visual terms. In this line（在这个角度）a word can be defined as a meaningful group of letters printed or written horizontally across a piece of paper. As defined in terms of spoken language, a word is viewed as a sound or combination（集合体）of sounds which are made voluntarily with human vocal equipment （由一个人的发音器官自由的发出的）. According to semanticists （语义学者）, a word is a unit of meaning（一个词是一个意义单位）. Grammarians（语法学家）, however, insist that a word be a free form（自由形式）that can function（作用）in a sentence, etc. To sum up, the definition of a word comprises the following points:1)a minimal free form of a language;一个最小的自由形态2)A sound unity;一个发音的集合体3)A unit of meaning；一个意义单位4)A form that can function alone in a sentence.能独自影响句子的形式。
英语词汇学第一章
重点、难点讲解在我们做具体讨论之前，有必要弄清楚有关词和词汇的一些基本概念。
词是一个很模糊的概念，所以在讨论前要先仔细思考一番。
声音和意义的关系，声音与形式的关系，词与词汇的关系，也都需要讨论。
此外，本章我们还将对词汇分类的常用标准进行考察，并对个别词类作一些说明。
1．词的定义(What Is a Word)什么是词?这一问题长期受到语言学家的关注，虽然人们提出了很多的定义，但似乎没有一个看起来完美无缺，迄今为止，学者们也未能在词的定义这个问题上达成一致。
当我们谈论词时，我们往往从词的视觉角度来考虑。
按照这一思路词可以定义为横向书写或印刷在纸上的一组有意义的字母。
从口语的角度下定义，词是用人类发音器官有意识地发出来的一个或一个声音组合。
语义学家认为，词是一个意义单位。
语法学家则认为，词是一个自由形式可以在句子中起作用。
总的来说，词的定义包括下列几点：①是语言最小的自由形式；②是声音统一体；③是意义单位；④在句子中能独立起作用的形式。
由此，我们可以下这样一个定义：词是二门语言中具有一定的声音、意义和句法功能的最小的自由形式。
无论是简单词，还是复杂词，都必须符合以上的定义标准。
Man和fine是两个简单词，但都有声音、意义和句法功能，都可以在句子中单独起作用，所以它们是词。
有些词结构复杂，如mis·for·tune和man·age·ment。
两个都是多音节词，在句子中能起“主语”、“宾语”和“表语”的作用。
虽然misfortune能再分成mis-和fortune，前缀mis-并不能独立成词。
同样，management也可以分为manage和-ment，-ment也不能自由使用。
Blackmail可以分为black和mail，这两个部分在句子中都可以单独使用，但汇合后的词义绝对不是两个词意义的叠加。
Black是一种颜色，与“白”相对，而mail的含义则是“邮件”。
词汇学(第一章)-PPT课件
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3. Native words and borrowed words 本族语词和外来语词
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Another important characteristic is that function words belong to a relatively small and permanent set of words, in comparison to content words. The total number of functional words is about 154. They are stable; they do not come and go with changing fashions and ideas.
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《英语词汇学》
Lectures on English LexicologyMain Sections for the Lectures:Chapter 1: Basic Concepts of Words and Vocabulary1.1What Is a Word?A word is a minimal free form of a language that has a given sound and meaning and syntactic function.1.2 Sound and MeaningA word is a symbol that stands for something else in the world.This symbolic connection is almost always arbitrary, and there is no logical relationship between the sound which stands for a thing or an idea and the actual thing and idea itself.The relationship between sound and meaning is conventional because people of the same speech community have agreed to refer to a certain thing with a cluster of sounds.In different languages the same concept can be represented by different sounds.1.3 Sound and FormIt is generally agreed that the written form of a natural language is the written record of the oral form.The English alphabet was adopted from the Romans.In spite of the differences, at least eighty percent of the English words fit consistent spelling patterns.1.4 VocabularyAll the words in a language make up its vocabulary.The general estimate of the present-day English vocabulary is over one million words.1.5 Classification of Words1.5.1 Basic Word Stock and Non-basic V ocabularyBasic words have the following characteristics:1.All national character: they denote the most common things and phenomena ofthe world around us, which are indispensable to all the people who speak the language.2.Stability: as these words denote the commonest things necessary to life, they arelikely to remain unchanged.3.Productivity:as they are mostly root words or monosyllabic words, they caneach be used alone, and at the same time can form new words with other roots and affixes4.Polysemy:words of this kind often possess more than one meaning becausemost of them have undergone semantic changes in the course of use and become polysemous.5.Collocability: most of these words enter quite a number of set expressions,idiomatic usages, proverbial sayings.“All national character” is the most important of all features that may differentiate words of common use from all others.Non-basic words include the following:1.Terminology（术语）: technical terms used in particular disciplines andacademic areas.2.Jargon（行话）: the specialized vocabularies by which members of particular arts,sciences, trades and professions communicate among themselves.3.Slang（俚语）4.Argot（黑话）5.Dialectal words（方言词语）6.Archaisms（古语）7.Neologisms（新词）1.5.2 Content Words and Functional WordsContent words denote clear notions and thus are known as notional words（实义词）.They include nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and numerals, which denoteobjects, phenomena, action, quality, state, degree, quantity, etc.Functional words do not have notions of their own.They are also called empty words.The chief function of these words is to express the relation between notions, the relation between words as well as between sentences.They are known as form words.Prepositions, conjunctions, auxiliaries and articles belong to this category.Content words are numerous and the number is ever growing whereas the functional words which make up a small number of vocabulary, remain stable.However, functional words do far more work of expression in English on average than content words.1.5.3 Native Words and Borrowed WordsNative words: words brought to Britain in the 5th century by the Germanic tribes: the Angles, the Saxons, and Jutes, thus known as Anglo-Saxon words.Words of Anglo-Saxon origin are small in number, amounting to roughly 50,000 to 60,000, but they form the mainstream of the basic word stock and stand at the core of the language.Native words have two other features:1.Neutral in style: since native words denote the commonest things in humansociety, they are used by all people, in all places, on all occasions, and at alltimes.Stylistically, native words are neither formal nor informal whereas the words borrowed from French or Latin are literary and learned, thus appropriate in formal style.Frequent in use: Native words are most frequently used in everyday speech and writing.The percentage of native words in use runs usually as high as 70 to 90 percent.Borrowed word: words taken over from foreign languages are known as borrowed words or loan words or borrowings in simple terms.It is estimated that English borrowings constitute 80 percent of the modern English vocabulary.The loan words can be classified into four classes:1.Denizens（同化词）are words borrowed early in the past and now are wellassimilated into the English language. eg: pork----porc(F) cup---cuppa(L)2.Aliens（非同化词）are borrowed words which have retained their originalpronunciation and spelling. eg: bazzar (per) intermesso( IT)3.Translation loans（译借词）4.Semantic loans（语义借词）Questions and Tasks on P20: 1—6Chapter 2: The Development of the English VocabularyThe English language is not the language of the early inhabitants of the British Isles.A Historical Overview of the English vocabularyThe first peoples known to inhabit the land were Celts.Their languages were dialects of still another branch of the Indo-European language family—Celtic（克尔特语）.The second major language known in England was the Latin of the Roman Legions.In 55-54 B.C., the Romans invaded the British Isles and were to occupy the land until about 410.When the Roman empire began to crumble, the Germanic tribes came in.they are Angles, Saxons, and Jutes.2.2.1 Old English (450—1150)The Germanic tribes took permanent control of the land, which was to be called England (the land of Angles).Their language, historically known as Anglo-Saxon, dominated and almost totally blotted out the Celtic.People generally refer to Anglo-Saxon as Old English.Old English has a vocabulary of about 50,000 to 60,000 words.It was a highly inflected language just like modern German.2.2.2 Middle English (1150--1500)Old English began to undergo a great change when the Normans invaded Englandfrom France in 1066.the Norman Conquest started a continual flow of French words into English.Between 1250 and 1500 about 9,000 words of French origin poured into English.75 percent of them are still in use today.2.2.3 Modern English (1500—up to now)Modern English began with the establishment of printing in England.In the early period of Modern English, Europe saw a new upsurge of learning ancient Greek and Roman classics.This is known in history as the Renaissance.In the mid-seventeenth century, England experienced the Bourgeois Revolution followed by the Industrial Revolution and rose to be a great economic power.Although borrowing remained an important channel of vocabulary expansion, yet more words are created by means of word-formation.Growth of Present-day English VocabularyGenerally, there are three main sources of new words: the rapid development of modern science and technology; social, economic and political changes; the influence of other cultures and languages.Modes of Vocabulary DevelopmentModern English vocabulary develops through three channels: creation, semanticchange, borrowing.1.Creation refers to the formation of new words by using the existing materials,namely roots, affixes and other elements.In modern times, creation is the most important way of vocabulary expansion.2.Semantic change means an old form which takes on a new meaning to meet thenew need.3.Borrowing has played a vital role in the development of vocabulary, particularlyin earlier times.Questions and Tasks on P33: 3, 4, 10Chapter 3: Word Formation IThough borrowing has been playing an active role in the expansion of vocabulary, vocabulary is largely enriched on an internal basis.boys boy+schecking check+ingchairman chair+manMorphemes（词素）the smallest meaningful unit of language Morpheme is the smallest unit of language in terms of relationship between expression and content, a unit that cannot be divided into further smaller unitswithout destroying or drastically altering the meaning, whether it is lexical or grammatical, e.g. boys---boy+-s indicates pluralitychecking---check+-ingdisappointment词是由一个或一个以上的词素构成的。
英语词汇学-第一章
语素是音义相结合的最小的语言单位。 一般地说，一个语素就是一个音节，书面上就是一个汉字，有时侯还是一个词。但是音节是从语音学角度分析的结果，文字是书面记录的符号，语素则是语言中构词的基本成份，词是指音义相结合的能够独立运用的最小的语言单位。这四者角度不同，并不是一回事。 1、同一个汉字，可以代表不同的语素。 汉字虽然相同，但读音不同：会议/会计 汉字和读音都相同，但是词性不同：老人/老虎/老是捣乱 汉字、读音和词性都相同，但是意义不同：公家/公牛 2、汉语的语素绝大多数是单音节的，但有时侯，一个汉字并不代表一个语素，只代表一个音节，也就是说，一个语素也可以是两个以上音节。 连绵词：磅礴；口语词：尴尬；音译词：咖啡，奥林匹克 3、有时侯，一个汉字在不同场合，有的是语素，有的不是语素。 马匹（语素）/马达（非语素） （邵敬敏，现代汉通论，上海教育出版社，2001，P113-4）
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Sound and meaning
This symbolic connection is almost always arbitrary. There is no logical relationship between the sound which stands for a thing or an idea and the actual thing and idea itself. Lodwig and Barrett, 1973
Why the written form is not always similar to the oral form?
The development of the language letters from Romans for 46 sounds in English The pronunciation has changed more rapidly than spelling over the years. Some of the differences were created by the early scribes.
英语词汇学第一章
Chapter 11.1 What Is a Word词的概念：A word can be defined as a meaningful group of letters.（一个词可以被定义为一组有意义的字母）词包含以下几点：① a minimal free form of a language.一门语言中最小的形式② a sound unity.一个声音统一体③ a unit of meaning.一个意义单位④ a form that can function alone in a sentence.能在句子中起独立作用的一个形式A word is a free form of a language that has a given sound and meaning and syntacticfunction.词是一门语言中具有一定的声音，意义和句法功能的最小形式Words can be simple and complex.词可以是简单的也可以是复杂的1.2 Sound and Meaning声音与意义之间的关系：This symbolic connection is almost always arbitrary,and there is no logical relationship between the sound and the actual thing and idea itself .The relationship between them is conventional. 这种象征性的联系几乎总是任意的，声音与实际的事物和观念本身没有逻辑关系。
他们之间的关系是约定俗成的。
1.3 Sound and Form读音与拼写不一致的原因：①The English alphabet was adopted from the Romans,which does not have a separate letter to represent each sound in the language.②The pronunciation has changed more rapidly than spelling over the years.③Some of the differences were created by the early scribes.①英语字母表是从罗马人那里采用的，罗马人没有一个单独的字母来代表语言中的每个声音。
Chapter One(A) 英语词汇学课程简介
兼任 湖北省学位委员会评议组成员、华中师范大学学位 委员会第3、4届委员、教育部人文社科基地华中师大语言 与语言教育研究中心兼职研究员。学术兼职包括全国专业 英语研究会理事、中南地区外语教学法研究会副理事长、 湖北省翻译者协会副会长、武汉欧美同学会常务理事等。 被邀担任教育部全国本科教学评估专家和教育部出国留学 基金语言学评审专家。同时担任上海外语教育出版社教育 部"十五"规划项目英语专业教材编写委员会委员，重庆出 版社中西部英语专业系列教材编写委员会委员。 主讲 英语词汇学、文体学、语义学等理论课程。从事语 言学和应用语言学方面的研究，并对话语篇章、语用、语 言与文化等有浓厚的兴趣。
近年来，汪榕培教授在中国古典文学英译和中西 文化比较等方面取得了突破性的进展，先后完成 了 《英译老子》、《英译易经》、 《英译陶诗》、 《英译诗经》、《英译庄子》、 《英译邯郸记》 《英译汉魏六朝诗三百首》、 《英译牡丹亭》、 《英译孔雀东南飞· 木兰诗》、等译著， 并撰写了一系列相关的论文，出版了专著《比较 与翻译》和《陶渊明诗歌英译比较研究》，得到 国内外学者的高度重视。他目前正在继续进行典 籍英译研究工作，兼任苏州大学、大连理工大学 博士生导师。
What we shall learn in ish lexicology is more than to learn to remember new words，but it will make you powerful in learning new words. 有人误认为词汇学就是“学词汇”。
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Chapter One
The Basic Concepts of Words and Vocabulary
英语词汇学课件Chapter 1
CHAPTER 11. Which of the following is NOT true?A. A word is the smallest form of a language.B. A word is a sound unity.C. A word has a given meaning.D. A word can be used freely in a sentence.2. The differences between sound and form are NOT due to __________.A. the fact of more phonemes than letters in English.B. stabilization of spelling by printing.C. influence of the work of scribes.D. innovations made by linguists.3. Of the five characteristics listed for the basic word stock, the most important isA. all national character.B. productivity.C. polysemy.D. collocability.4. According to semanticists, a word is a unit of __________.A. soundsB. meaningC. formD. function5. A word is a __________ that stands for something else in the world.A. symbolB. systemC. structureD. pattern6. A word is__________ of a language that has a given sound and meaning and syntactic function.A. a smallest formB. a minimal free formC. a constituent formD. a separate part7. __________ comprises the following points: (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.A. Not every wordB. Each wordC. Some of wordsD. Most of words8. We consider that the written form of a natural language is the written record of the __________ form.A. writtenB. practicalC. oralD. Grammatical9. The reason for that more and more differences occur between sound and form is that the English alphabet was adopted from the__________.A. PacificsB. GermanicsC. CelticsD. Romans10. In different language, the same concept can be represented by and the same sound can show __________.A. different sounds; different meaningsB. same sounds; different meaningsC. different sounds; same meaningsD. same sounds; same meanings11. The internal reason for the difference between sound and form is __________.A. stabilization of quelling by printingB. the fact of more phonemes than letters in EnglishC. influence of the work of scribesD. innovations made by linguists12. In old English sound and form are __________.A. differentB. not the sameC. consistent greatlyD. inconsistent greatly13. Which is not the reason for the disagreement between sound and form?A. The early scribes created some differences between sound and form.B. The pronunciation has changed more rapidly than spelling.C. The importance of government.D. The borrowing.14. In spite of the differences, at least __________ percent of the English words fit consistent spelling patterns.A. sixtyB. seventyC. eightyD. ninety15. The general estimate of the present-day English vocabulary is over __________ words.A. one billionB. two millionC. two billionD. one million16. If we classify English words by use frequency, the two types of words are __________.A. the basic word stock and nonbasic vocabularyB. content words and functional wordsC. native words and borrowed wordsD. functional and notional words17. Words can be classified according to the following criteria EXCEPT __________.A. notionB. use frequency.C. foundationD. origin18. Words may fall into content words and functional words by __________,A. use frequencyB. notionC. originD. stability19. Usually words of the basic word stock are supposed to have obvious _________characteristics.A. threeB. fourC. fiveD. six20. Which of the following is not a characteristic of the basic word stock?A. Polysemy.B. Colloquialism.C. Productivity.D. Stability.21. __________prefers to the specialized vocabularies by which members of particular arts, sciences, trades and professions communicate among themselves.A. SlangB. ArgotC. JargonD. Archaism22. Nonbasic vocabulary includes __________.A. argot and jargonB. archaisms and neologismsC. technical termsD. all the above23. Which category do the following words fall into: photo-scanning, trigonometry, sonata and audiovisual?A. Neologism.B. Jargon.C. Terminology.D. Slang.24. __________belong to the sub-standard language, a category that seems to stand between the standard general words including informal ones available to everyone and in-group words.A. JargonsB. SlangsC. ArgotsD. Dialectal words25. __________are words or forms that were once in common use but are now restricted only to specialized or limited use.A. NeologismsB. ArchaismsC. native words and borrowed wordsD. functional words and notional words26. Newly-created words or expressions, or words that have taken on new meanings are __________.A. dialectal wordsB. jargonsC. argotsD. neologisms27. The expression "can-opener" , which means all-purpose key, belongs to __________.A. slangsB. terminologiesC. argotsD. archaisms28. Which of the following word is the neologism?A. cantB. persuaderC. chookD. E-mail29. __________are words used only by speakers of the dialect in question.A. ArgotsB. SlangsC. JargonsD. Dialectal words30. Archaisms are words or forms that were once in __________use but are now restricted only to specialized or limited use.A. commonB. littleC. slightD. great31.| __________ constitute the main body of the English vocabulary.A. Functional wordsB. Content wordsC. NumeralsD. Pronouns32. Which types of words belong to functional words?A. Adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions.B. Adjectives, nouns, articles.C. Articles, prepositions, conjunctions.D. Verbs, pronouns, prepositions.33. Which of the following is not content word?A. fiveB. andC. earthD. never34. Content words denote clear notions and thus are known as __________ words. They include nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and numerals.A. functionalB. notionalC. emptyD. formal35. 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. new36. Native words have __________ features.A. twoB. sevenC. fiveD. six37. Which are the features of native words?A. All national characters.B. Neutral in style.C. Frequent in use.D. All the above.38. The words borrowed from French or Latin are mostly __________.A. colloquialB. informalC. formalD. slangy39. The characteristic of native words is __________.A. neutral in style C. formal in styleB. informal in style D. slangy in style40. Native words are characterized with __________.A. high slang feature in styleB. high argot feature in useC. high markedness in styleD. high frequency in use41. __________ is estimated that English borrowings constitute percent of the modern English vocabulary.A. 60B. 70C. 80D. 9042. Which of the following isn't the denizen?A. PortB. CupC. DécorD. Shirt43. Which of the following isn't the alien?A. DecorB. BazaarC. ShiftD. Emir44. Which of the following doesn't belong to the translation-loans?A. Mother tongue.B. Long time no see.C. Black humour.D. Status quo.45. 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.46. The words “kow-tow” in English is called an alien word because _________.A. it is a newly-created word from another language.B. it has been assimilated into the English languageC. it has undergone a semantic changeD. it has retained its original pronunciation47. Which of the following belongs to the semantic-loans?A. ChangeB. PorkC. DreamD. Tea48. _________ is the most important of all characteristics of the basicA. ProductivityB. StabilityC. CollocabilityD. All national character49. Nonbasic vocabulary includes all of the following except _________.A. slangB. Anglo-Saxon wordsC. argotsD. neologisms50. According to the origins of the words, English words can be classified into _________.A. content words and functional wordsB. native words and borrowed wordsC. basic words and dialectal wordsD. loan words and dialectal words51. Borrowings can be divided into _________.A. aliens, semantic loans, translation loans, denizensB. empty words, notional words, form words, content wordsC. blends, portmanteau words, acronyms, initialismsD. derivatives, compounds, converted words and clipped words52. Apart from the characteristics of basic vocabulary, native words have two other features, namely _________.A. productivity and stabilityB. neutrality in style and high frequency in useC. collocability and polysemyD. formality and arbitrariness53. The word beaver (meaning "girl") is _________.A. a dialectal wordB. argotC an archaism D. slang54. AIDS as a nonbasic word is _________.A. jargonB. an archaismC. a neologismD. slang55. Form words include the following word classes except _________.A. conjunctionsB. auxiliariesC. prepositionsD. adjectives56. V ocabulary can refer to the following except _________.A. the total number of the words in a languageB. all the words used in a particular historical periodC. all the words of a given dialectD. most words a person knows57. Kimono is a loan word from _________.A. GermanB. FrenchC. SpanishD. Japanese58. _________ form the mainstream of the basic word stock.A. Anglo-Saxon wordsB. French wordsC. Danish wordsD. Latin words59. Black humour is _________.A. a translation loanB. a semantic loanC. a denizenD. an alien60. Pronouns and numerals are semantically _________ and have limitedA. polysemous; use and stabilityB. monosemous; collocability and stabilityC. polysemous; use and productivityD. monosemous; productivity and collocability61. Indigestion is _________.A. jargonB. slangC. terminologyD. an archaism62. By _________, words fall into functional words and content words.A. use frequencyB. notionC. originD. word formation63. The symbolic connection between sound and meaning is almost always _________.A. motivatedB. arbitraryC. logicalD. unconventional64. _________ are loan words that have become assimilated in English.A. DenizensB. Semantic loansC. Translation loansD. Aliens65. Smoky, which means "police", is a(n) _________ word.A. slangB. argotC. loanD. jargon66. Wherein which means "in what" is a(n) _________ word.A. slangB. archaicC. functionalD. dialectal67. The difference between sound and form due to all the following except _________.A. more phonemes than lettersB. stabilization of spelling by printingC. change of spelling by early scribesD. development of pronunciation68. A word is _________ of a language that has a given sound and meaning and syntactic function.A. a smallest formB. a minimal free formC. a constituent formD. a separate part69. In different languages, the same concept can be represented by _________ and the same sound can show _________.A. different sounds/different meaningsB. the same sounds/different meaningsC. different sounds/the same meaningsD. the same sounds/the same meanings70. The internal reason for the difference between sound and form is _________.A. stabilization of spelling by printingB. the fact of more phonemes than letters in EnglishC. influence of the work of scribesD. innovations made by linguists71. In old English sound and form are _________.A. differentB. not the sameC. consistent greatlyD. inconsistent greatly72. Which is not the reason for the disagreement between sound and form?A. the early scribes created some differences between sound and formsB. the pronunciation has changed more rapidly than spellingC. the importance of governmentD. the borrowing73. The relationship between the sound and meaning of a word is _________.A. logicalB. arbitrary, conventionalC. predictableD. objective74. In spite of the disagreement between sound and form, _________ of the English words fit consistent spelling patterns.A. only thirty percentB. at least seventy percentC. at least eighty percentD. sixty percent75. The words of the basic word stock constitute _________ of the English vocabulary.A. a small percentageB. a large percentageC. fifty percentD. ninety percent76. _________ is the most important of all features of basic words.A. StabilityB. ProductivityC. PolysemyD. All national character77. Words may fall into the basic word stock and non-basic vocabulary by _________.A. use frequencyB. notionC. originD. meaning78. Which of the following is not a characteristic of the basic word stock?A. polysemyB. ColloquialismC. productivityD. stability79. Non-basic vocabulary includes _________.A. argot and jargonB. archaisms and neologismsC. technical termsD. all the above80. _________ are words or forms that were once in common use but are now restricted only to specialized or limited use.A. Neologisms B- ArchaismsC. JargonD. Terminology81. Newly-created words or expressions, or words that have taken on new meanings are _________.A. dialectal wordsB. jargonC. argotD. neologisms82. The expression "can-opener" , which means all-purpose key, belongs to _________.A. slangB. terminologyC. argotD. archaisms83. Which category do the following words fall into: photoscanning, trigonometry, sonata and audiovisual?A. NeologismsB. JargonC. TerminologyD. Slang84. Which of the following is neologisms?A. cockyB. E-mailC. aughtD. symphony85. By _________, words can be grouped into content words and functional words.A usage B. originC. notionD. Feature86. Which types of words belong to functional words?A. adverbs, prepositions, conjunctionsB. adjectives, nouns, articlesC. articles, prepositions, conjunctionsD. verbs, pronouns, prepositions87. Which of the following is not content word?A. fiveB. andC. earthD. never88. Functional words are also called _________ words.A. basicB. borrowedC. emptyD. Compound89. Which of the following words is a functional word?A. alwaysB. neverC. thoughD. table90. As far as the origins of the words are concerned, English words can be classified into _________and _________.A. native words, borrowed wordsB. basic words, non-basic wordsC. content words, functional wordsD. formal words, informal words91. Native words have _________ features.A. twoB. sevenC. fiveD. six92. Native words are words brought to Britain in the fifth century by _________ tribes.A. CeltsB. GermanC. NorwegianD. French93. Which are the features of native words?A. all national characterB. neutral in styleC. frequent in useD. all the above94. The words borrowed from French or Latin are mostly _________.A. colloquialB. informalC. formalD. slang95. Loan words can be divided into four classes: _________.A. Translation-loans, Denizens, Jargon and Semantic-loansB. Denizens, Translation-loans, Aliens and Semantic-loansC. Denizens, Collocation, Aliens and Translation-loansD. Denizens, Aliens, Jargon and Translation-loans96. _________ are words borrowed early in the past and now well-assimilated into English language.A. DenizensB. AliensC. Translation-loansD. Semantic-loans97. If we classify English words by use frequency, the two types of words are __________.A. the basic word stock and nonbasic vocabularyB. content words and functional wordsC. native words and borrowed wordsD. functional words and notional words98. Lexicology is a branch of linguistics, inquiring into __________ of words.A. the lexical and grammar meaningsB. the origins and meaningsC. only the originsD. only the meanings99. According to the textbook, the general estimate of the present- day English vocabulary is over __________.A.10,000,000B. 20,000,000C.1,000,000D. 2,000,000100. Words can be classified according to the following criteria EXCEPT __________.A. notionB. use frequencyC. foundationD. origin101. Words of the basic word stock are characterized withA. polysemy, productivity, collocability, hyponymy and antonymyB. collocability, all national character, productivity, stability, and hyponymyC. productivity, polysemy, stability, collocability and antonymD. all national character, stability, polysemy, productivity and collocabilitv102. The criteria of words include __________.A. all national characterB. a cluster of lettersC. sound unityD. multisyllable103. The characteristics of native words include __________.A. neutral in styleB. formal in styleC. informal in styleD. slangy in style104. __________ is traditionally used for the study of the origins and history of the form and meaning of words.A. SemanticsB. MorphologyC. EtymologyD. Stylistics105. Content words denote clear notions and thus are known as __________ words. They include nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and numerals.A. functionalB. notionalC. emptyD. formal106. The words borrowed from French or Latin are mostly __________.A. colloquialB. informalC. slangyD. formal107. Semantics is the study of meanings of different __________ levels: lexis, syntax, utterance, discourse, etc.A. linguisticB. grammaticalC. arbitraryD. semantic108. Neologisms are newly-created words or expressions, or words that have taken on __________ meanings.A. newB. oldC. badD. good109. Functional words do not have notions of their own. Therefore, they are also called __________ word, Preposition, conjunctions, auxiliaries and articles belong to this category.A. contentB. notionalC. emptyD. new110. Which of the following characteristics of the basic; word stock the most important of all features that may differentiate words of common use from all others?A. Stability.B. Collocability.C. Productivity.D. All national character.111. The word "kowtow" in English is called an alien word because __________.A. it is a newly-created word from another languageB. it has been assimilated into the English languageC. it has undergone a semantic changeD. it has retained its original pronunciation and spelling112. Which of the following words is a functional word?A. Five.B. Never.C. But.D. Desk1. A word is a _________ free form of a language that has a given sound and meaning and syntactic function.2. There is no _________ relationship between the sound which stands for a thing or an idea and the actual thing and idea itself.3. The relationship between a word and the thing it stands for is _________.4. Prepositions, conjunctions, _________ and articles all belong to functional words.Mm5. All the words in a language make up its _________.6. According to the degree of _________ and _________ of borrowings, we can bring the loan-words under four classes.7. The basic word stock is the _________ of the vocabulary accumulated over centuries.8. Translation-loans are words and expressions formed from _________ in the English language but modelled on the patterns taken from another language.9. _________ are borrowed words which have retained their original pronunciation and spelling.10. There are four types of borrowed words: _________, aliens, translation-loans and semantic-loans.11. The expression of "Long time no see" is _________ among the four classes of borrowings.12. Slang is often used in _________ situations.13. Argot generally refers to the jargon of _________.14. Content words are changing all the time whereas _________ words are stable.15. By _________, words can be classified into native words and borrowed words.16. Native element refers to the words of _________ origin.17. The proportion of the use of native words is much _________ than that of borrowings.18. Borrowed words which still sound foreign and look foreign are_______________.19. There is no ________________ relationship between sound and _________ as the connection between them is ____________ and conventional.20. _____________ are borrowings that have become naturalized or assimilated in English.21. Archaisms are words no longer in ____________ use or ___________ in use.22. Content words are changing all the time whereas functional words are __________. ____________ words enjoy a ______________ frequency in use than content words.23. A word whose meaning was borrowed from another language is called __________.24. Lexicology is a branch of linguistics, studying the origins and __________ of __________ words.25. A word is a minimal free form of a language that has a given sound, meaning and __________function.26. In spite of the differences between sound and form, at least __________ percent of the English words fit consistent spelling patterns.27. All the words in a language make up its __________.28. The __________ word stock is the foundation of the vocabulary accumulated over centuries and forms the common core of the language.29. By __________, begin is a native word.30. __________ vocabulary include cant, jargon and argot.31. There is no __________ relationship between the sound which stands for a thing or an idea and the actual thing and idea itself.32. __________ are basic units of sentences.33. Early borrowings are mostly __________ whereas later loan words remain foreign sound and spelling.33. The __________ approach in lexicology study is concerned with the vocabulary of a language as it exists at a given time.34. Content words are changing all the time whereas __________ words are stable.35. There are generally two approaches to the study of words, namely synchronic and __________.36. The relationship between the sound and the meaning of a word is __________.37. Pronouns and numerals enjoy nation-wide use and stability, but have limited productivity and __________.38. Language study involves the study of speech sounds, grammar and __________.39. A word is a __________ free form that has a given sound, given and __________ functions.40. The relationship between __________ and __________ is arbitrary and conventional41. The basic word stock is the __________ of the vocabulary accumulated over centuries.42. Words can be grouped into content words and functional words by __________.43. Content words include nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and __________.44. Functional words, which make up a very __________ number of the vocabulary, remain stable.45. Prepositions, conjunctions, __________ and articles all belong to functional words.46. Native element refers to the words of __________ origin.47. Native words are in style and __________ in use.48. The proportion of the use of native words is much than that of borrowings.49. According to the degree of __________ and __________ of borrowing, we can bring the loan¬words under four classes.50. Translation-loans are words and expressions formed from __________ in the English language but modelled on the patterns taken from another language.51. __________are borrowed words which have retained their original pronunciation and spelling.52. There are four types of borrowed words: __________, aliens, translation-loans and semantic- loans.53. The expression of "Long time no see" is __________among the four classes of borrowings. ( ) 1. A word can be defined in different ways from different points of view.( ) 2. Under no circumstances can sound and meaning be intrinsically related.( ) 3. The introduction of printing press resulted in a lot more differences between sound and form.( ) 4. The words a person can use in speaking and writing form his active vocabulary.( ) 5. The principles by which to classify words are usage, notion and origin.( ) 6. Native words are more popular than foreign words.( ) 7. Native words enjoy the same features as the basic word stock and more.( ) 8. Auld (meaning "old") is an instance of archaism.( ) 9. Kowtow is a loan word known as an alien.( ) 10. Long time no see is a case of translation loan.( ) 11 A word is the minimal meaningful unit of a language.( ) 12. The connection between sound and meaning is conventional and arbitrary( ) 13. Under no circumstances can sound and meaning be logically related( ) 14. In different Languages the same concept can be represented by different sounds.( ) 15. The introduction of printing press resulted in a lot more differences between sound and form.( ) 16. The sound and form are consistent all the time.( ) 17. The work erf scribes is the internal reason for the differences between sound and( ) 18. All the words in a language make up its vocabulary.( ) 19. The words a person can use in speaking and writing form his active vocabulary.( ) 20. The general estimate of the present-day English vocabulary is over one million words. ( ) 21. The principles by which to classify words are usage, notion and origin.( ) 22. The characteristics of the basic word stock include all national character, denizen and productivity.( ) 23. The basic words can form new words with other roots and affixes, which refers to the productivity.( ) 24. Words belonging to the basic word stock often possess more than one meaning.( ) 25. Dialectal words are words used only by speakers of the dialect in question.( ) 26. Content words are numerous and more frequendy used than functional words on average. ( ) 27. Native words are more popular than foreign words.( ) 28. Native words enjoy the same features as the basic word stock and more.( ) 29. The expression of "mother tongue" from "lingua materna" is semantic-loan.Give a term for each of the following definitions.1. Sub-standard words often used on informal occasions. ( )2. Specialized vocabulary common in certain professions. ( )3. Words used by sub-cultural groups, particularly by underground society. ( )4. Words that have clear notions. ( )5. Words of Anglo-Saxon origin. ( )6. Words borrowed by way of translation. ( )7. Old words with new meanings. ( )8. Words which have become assimilated. ( )9. Native forms whose meanings are borrowed. ( )10. Words essential to native speakers' daily communication. ( )1. Illustrate the relationship between sound and meaning with examples.2. What do you think of the following definitions of "word"?a) "... a sound or group of sounds that symbolizes a meaning and is viewed as not being capable of division into smaller independent units. "b) "Any sound or combination of sounds (or its written or printed symbol, customarily shown with a space on either side of it but none within it) forming meaningful element of speech, conveying an idea or alternative ideas, and capable of serving as a member of, the whole of, or a substitute for, a sentence." (COD)3. What are the criteria for classification of words? What are the fundamental features of the basic word stock of the English vocabulary? Why do we say that native words are the core of the English?4. What are the characteristics of the English vocabulary as a result of its historical development?5. Why are there so many differences between sound and form?。
英语词汇学chapter 1 Lexicology
With stylistics: Leech defines stylistics as the study of the use of language in literature and considers stylistics a meeting ground of linguistics and literary study. To put it here concerning lexicology, Stylistics is the study of optional variations in the sounds, forms, or vocabulary of a language, different situations of use, or different literary types.
Lexicology
The
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Chapter one the definition of lexicology
1.1 Lexicology
The term lexicology contains two Greek morphemes: lexicon and logie. The former means word and the latter means learning or the study of. The literal meaning of the term is the science of words
Chapter one the definition of lexicology
Students will use the basic knowledge of English lexicology to understand the material already familiar to them from English classes and apply it in their further study of English.
英语词汇学chapter1
The Old English (449-1100)
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The vocabulary of Old English was chiefly AngloSaxon with a small mixture of Old Norse words as a result of the Scandinavian or the Danish conquests of England in the ninth century, such as, cake, call, egg, knife, take, give, etc. The English continued to adopt words from Latin during the Old English period due to the Angles and Saxons’ various contacts with the Romans, such as, candle, kettle, mountain, school, cup, etc.
The Middle English (1100-1500)
The Middle English (1100-1500)
The Norman Conquest: William, the Conqueror, the Duke of Normandy, invaded and conquered England and the AngloSaxons in 1066 AD.
Influences
Celts (the earliest inhabitants) 450 790 1066 The conquest and settlement of the Angles, Saxons, and the Jutes the Scandinavian or the Danish conquests The Norman Conquest
英语词汇学 Chapter1.
What is language?
Language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human communication. It is a specific social action and a carrier of information.
和构成、词的意义、词与词之间的意义关系、词义与 语境的关系、成语的构成和使用、词典的类型和使用、 词汇的发展史、词汇与文化的关系、词汇频率统计、 词汇教学等诸多领域。 传统的词汇学有词源学、成语学、词典学、专名学、 方言学等分支学科。
French window
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落地窗，
take French leave French grey
不辞而别，
浅灰色
Go Duntch
Dutch wife → Midwife
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竹枕
助产士；促成因素
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名词性向心复合词和形容词性向心复合词的中心成分是从动词派 生出来的，因此也叫做动词性复合词或综合复合词、第一个成员 通常是动词过程的参与者。请看下面的例子： 名词 形容词 self－control（自制） eye－entertaining（非常悦目的） pain－killer（镇痛剂） bullet－resistant（防弹的） core－meaning（核心意义） virus－sensitive （对病毒敏感 的） foot－warmer（脚炉） machine washable（能机洗的） sun－tanned（被太阳晒黑的） disease inhibitory（抑制病毒 的）
English Lexicology:
A Facts
There is no egg in eggplant, nor ham in hamburger, Neither apple nor pine in pineapple． ----- （exocentric compound离心复合词）
英语词汇学chapter1 vocabulary
lexic-
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Lexicon lexis
vocabulary
eg. biology psychology …
Briefly, it is the “science of the word”, and a branch of linguistics dealing with vocabulary of a language.
• The main reasons (sources) for the frequent appearance of neologisms are three:
– Marked progress of science and technology – Socio-economic, political and cultural changes – The influence of other cultures and languages
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1.2.2 The growth of present-day English vocabulary
• The 19th and 20th centuries saw an unprecedented growth in scientific vocabulary as a consequence of the industrial revolution and the scientific exploration and discovery.
– The vocabulary of the Old English consisted mainly of Anglo-Saxon words, 85% of which was no longer in use now.
英语词汇学 chapter 1
1.1 Definition of a word
There has been no agreed definition to the term
“word”. The definition may have the following
versions:
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.
To sum up, we can say that “a word is a minimal free form of a language that has a given sound and meaning and syntactic function”.
sight(视力)， site(场所)， cite(引证)
vain (陡然), vein(静脉)，vane(风向标)
1.3 Sound and Form
Form refers to the written form of the oral form. Naturally the written form should agree with the oral form. In other words, the sound should be similar to the form. This is true of English in its earliest stage, e. g. Old English.
too.
Numerous linguistic facts prove the opinion held by the Conventionalists is correct, whereas the thesis by the Naturalists can’t hold water.
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? Invention, expansion, omission, justification, modernization, description
? 这几个都是词素变体。
? 请在以下单词前加前缀，使其具有“不” 的意思：
? Perfect, balance, mobile ? Responsible ? Logical ? Flexible, excusable ? im-, ir-, il- 都是in-的词素变体
? How much vocabulary should a Chinese student have?
? most frequently used coverage of reading materials
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? 2,000
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? 3,000
93%
? 4,000
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? English lexicology
– The study of English vocabulary
? Exercises:
– To be done after class
1.2 The Structure of English Words
? Lead-in
? What is a word?
– Cf: German 185,000 – French 100,000
? How much vocabulary did literary masters have?
– Shakespear: 24,000 – Milton: 16,000 – …… – English educated people: 25,000 √ – Chinese educated people: 5000
英语词汇学-第一章
Modern English vocabulary
The Future Development of English Vocabulary
Summary: The future development of English vocabulary is likely to be influenced by globalization, technology, and cultural exchange.
Communication: A sound knowledge of Lexicology aids in effective communication, whether in writing, speaking, or translation.
Educational: Teachers and students of English can benefit from a better understanding of the vocabulary they are working with.
Words are grouped according to their meanings or semantic fields.
Words are grouped according to their internal structure and the formation processes that led to them.
Definition and characteristics
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Definition and characteristics
Characteristics
Practical: The knowledge gained from Lexicology is applied in areas like translation, education, and lexicography.
词汇学-chapter 1
2. The Development of Vocabulary 英语发展阶段 A. Old English (Anglo-Saxon Period) (449---1100) B. Middle English (1100---1500) C. Modern English (1500---present) 重点学习 changes after World War II Shakespeare: thou thee 1) progress of science and technology
• 区分 区分China English: cadre • 从以上的例子看出，学习英语是一项 从以上的例子看出， 浩繁而又艰巨的工程，痛定思痛， 浩繁而又艰巨的工程，痛定思痛，想 学好英语必须从点滴做起， 学好英语必须从点滴做起，又要兼顾 方方面面，这其中首推词汇 词汇。 方方面面，这其中首推词汇。 • brick, money
比如: 比如 1) American English In the 1980s (TV) ---- present (test, meeting) British English----American English
• 由于美国综合国力强大促进了美语的地位和 进一步推广反过来美语的发展也反作用于美 国社会甚至全世界. 国社会甚至全世界 • colour---color • practice (v. n.) • rubber---eraser • queue---line trousers---pants underground---subway flat---apartment lift---elevator (escalator)
说明: 美语口语的一个典型误区: 说明 美语口语的一个典型误区 -r • cold, so, meal, industrial--- horse, clear 2) Chinese 过去学汉语的人很少,现在出现汉语热 现在出现汉语热,从 过去学汉语的人很少 现在出现汉语热 从 侧面反映中国综合实力和整体发展势头 相当好. 相当好 (Rank 2) 过去大山 一人代表,现在 过去大山 (Mark Roswell)一人代表 现在 一人代表 郝歌, 很多 (郝歌 陆大伟等 郝歌 陆大伟等) Work hard to make Chinese the global language. (人, 范围 就业 人 范围; 就业)
英语词汇学Chapter 01
• This symbolic connection is almost always arbitrary, and there is ‘no logical relationship between the sound which stands for a thing or an idea and the actual thing and idea itself’ (Lodwig and Barrett, 1973)
1.2 Vocabulary The term ‘vocabulary’ is used in different senses. • (1) It can refer to the total number of the words in a language;
• (2) It can stand for all the words used in a particular historical period, e. g. Old English vocabulary, Middle English vocabulary and Modern English vocabulary;
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2) Stability（稳定性） （稳定性） 3) Productivity（能产性） （能产性） 4) Polysemy（多义性） （多义性） 5) Collocability（搭配性） （搭配性） (See PP 6-7)
e. g. • foot: footage, football, footpath, footer, footfall, footed, footloose, footling, footman, footbath, footing, footprint
• (1) The English alphabet was adห้องสมุดไป่ตู้pted from the Romans, and it does not have a separate letter to represent each sound in the language so that some letters must do double duty or work together in combination.
《词汇学》英文版课件Chapter 1 English Lexicology--Introduction
Teaching focus:
1.1 What Is a Word
a minimal free form of a language a sound unit a unit of meaning a form that can function alone in a sentence “A word is a minimal free form of a language that has a given sound and meaning and syntactic function”. 词是具有一定的声音、意义和语法功能，能独 立运用的最小的语言单位。
Morphology studies the structures or forms of words through the use of morpheme construct Etymology studies the origins and history of the form and meaning of words. Semantics studies the meanings of words and sense relations: polysemy,homonymy,synonymy,antonomy, hyponmy, and semantic field
• 1.2 Sound and Meaning • There is no logical or intrinsic connection between a sound and what it refers to. The relation between sound and meaning is almost always arbitrary or conventional. The same language can use the same sound to mean different things and the different languages use different sounds to refer to the same thing.
英语词汇学教程课件第1章English Lexicology 1
Lexicography involves the writing and compilation of dictionaries, especially dealing with the principles that underlie the process of compiling and editing dictionaries.
a new waste paper basket
The second type of definition considers the word as a thought unit or a psychological unit.
Farmer Rethink Spoonful all of a sudden as usual.
Semantics
Semantics studies meaning. It is usually approached from one of two perspectives: philosophical or linguistic.
Philosophical semantics is concerned with the logical properties of lanபைடு நூலகம்uage, the nature of formal theories, and the language of logic.
Linguistic semantics involves all aspects of meaning in natural languages, from the meaning of complex utterances in specific context to that of individual sounds in syllables.
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Chapter 1& Chapter 2 quiz
1. In Old English there was _______ agreement between sound and form.
A. more
B. little
C. less
D. gradual
2.The most important way of vocabulary development in present-day English is _______.
A. borrowing
B. semantic change
C. creation of new words
D. all the above
3.Old English vocabulary was essentially _______ with a number of borrowings from Latin and Scandinavian.
A. Italic
B. Germanic
C. Celtic
D. Hellenic
4.Which of the following words is a functional word?
A. Often
B. Never
C. Although
D. Desk
5. 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 given dialect or field
6. Which of the following characteristics of the basic word stock is the most important?
A. Stability
B. Collocability.
C. Productivity.
D. National character.
7. From the historical point of view, English is more closely related to ______
A. German
B. French
C. Scottish
D. Irish
8. The written form of English is a(an) ______representation of the spoken form.
A. selective
B. adequate
C. imperfect
D. natural
9. Which of the following is NOT correct?
A. A word is a meaningful group of letters.
B. A word is a unit of meaning.
C. A word is a sound or combination of sounds.
D. A word is a form that cannot function alone in a sentence.
10．Which of the following is NOT one of the main sources of new words?
A．The rapid development of modern science and technology.
B．Geographical and political changes.
C．The influence of other cultures and languages.
D．Social and economic changes.
11. Words fall into the basic word stock and nonbasic vocabulary by ______.
A. use frequency
B. Notion
C. productivity
D. origin
12．The pronunciation has changed ______ spelling over the years.
A．more slowly than B．as quickly as
C．more rapidly than D．not so quickly as
13．Semantic change means an old form which takes on a new ______ to meet the new need.
A．form B．meaning C．look D．pronunciation
14. Social, economic and political changes bring about such new words as the followings EXCEPT____.
A. kungfu
dinner
C. fast food
D. Watergate
15. The differences between sound and form are due to the following EXCEPT ______.
A. the fact of more phonemes than letters in English
B. stabilization of spelling by printing
C. influence of the work of scribes
D. innovations made by linguists
16. With the growth of______, British tentacles began stretching out to every corner of the globe, thus enabling English to absorb words from all major languages of the world.
A. civilization
B. revolution
C. colonization
D. industrialization
17. The language used in England between 450 and 1150 is called old English.
18. The relationship between sound and meaning is arbitrary or conventional.
19. According to semanticists, a word is a unit of meaning.
20. Middle English refers to the language spoken from 1150 to 1500.
21. A word is a minimal form of a language that has a given sound and meaning and syntactic function.
22. In the Middle English period, the Norman Conquest started a continual flow of French words into English.。