Part two English vocabulary as a system

Chapter 10. Homonyms. Synonyms. Antonyms................................................. 182

§ 10.1 Homonyms.................................................................................................. 182

§ 10.2 The Origin of Homonyms......................................................................... 188

§ 10.3 Homonymy Treated Synchronically............................................................ 191

§ 10.4 Synonyms.................................................................................................... 194

§ 10.5 Interchangeability and Substitution........................................................ 200

§ 10.6 Sources of Synonymy...................................................................................... 203

§ 10.7 Euphemisms.................................................................................................. 207

I 10.8 Lexical Variants and Paronyms................................................................. 207

§ 10.9 Antonyms and Conversives....................................................................... 209

Chapter 11. Lexical Systems........................................................................................ 216

§ 11.1 The English Vocabulary as

an Adaptive System. Neologisms... 216

§ 11.2 Morphological and Lexico-Grammatical Grouping............................. 221

§ 11.3 Thematic and Ideographic Groups. The Theories of Semantic Fields.

Hyponymy........................................................................................................ 226

§ 11.4 Terminological Systems.................................................................................. 229

§ 11.5 The Opposition of Emotionally Coloured and Emotionally Neutral

Vocabulary.................................................................................................. 233

§ 11.6 Different Types of Non-Semantic Grouping.......................................... 238

Chapter 12. The Opposition of Stylistically Marked and Stylistically Neutral

Words...................................................................................................... 240

§ 12.1 Functional Styles and Neutral Vocabulary............................................ 240

§ 12.2 Functional Styles and Registers..................................................................... 241

§ 12.3 Learned Words and Official Vocabulary............................................... 243

§ 12.4 Poetic Diction............................................................................................... 244

§ 12.5 Colloquial Words and Expressions.......................................................... 245

§ 12.6 Slang............................................................................................................. 249

Chapter 13. Native Words Versus Loan Words.................................................... 252

§ 13.1 The Origin of English Words..................................................................... 252

§ 13.2 Assimilation of Loan Words........................................................................... 255

§ 13.3 Etymological Doublets.................................................................................... 259

§ 13.4 International Words................................................................................... 260

Chapter 14. Regional Varieties of the English Vocabulary...................................... 262

§ 14.1 Standard English Variants and Dialects................................................. 262

§ 14.2 American English........................................................................................ 265

§ 14.3 Canadian, Australian and Indian Variants........................................... 270

Chapter 15. Lexicography........................................................................................ 272

§ 15.1 Types of Dictionaries................................................................................. 272

§ 15.2 Some of the Main Problems of Lexicography...................................... 276

§ 15.3 Historical Development of British and American Lexicography......... 281

Conclusion......................................................................................................................... 286

Recommended Reading.......................................................................................... 289

Subject Index..................................................................................................................... 293