CONTENTS

Introduction: the object of lexicology..........................................

Etymological survey of the English language..............................

I. Word structure and word formation.........................................

Affixation.....................................................................................

Composition.................................................................................

Conversion....................................................................................

Shortening....................................................................................

II. Semasiology.............................................................................

Meaning........................................................................................

Lexical meaning: stylistic reference.............................................

Change of meaning......................................................................

Ambiguity of meaning.................................................................

Synonyms.....................................................................................

Euphemisms.................................................................................

Antonyms.....................................................................................

Neologisms and archaisms...........................................................

III................................................................................................. Phraseology

Free word-groups and phraseological units.................................

Classifications of phraseological units.........................................

IV. Varieties of English................................................................

Standard English. National variants and local dialects................

American English.........................................................................

Canadian English

Australian English

New Zealand English.................................................................

V. Lexicography...........................................................................

Conclusion: methods and procedures of lexicological analysis...

Appendix: Concise dictionary of linguistic terms.......................

List of literature…………………………………………………

В.М. Широких, Л.П. Кудреватых