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LexicologyandMyEnglishStudy

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LexicologyandMyEnglishStudy

TheEnglishlexicologyisabasicandimportantsubject.LexicologynotonlyincludestheintroductionofuseoftheEnglishwords,butalsoincludestheinitiationsofwords.Intheprocessoflearninglexicology,withmycuriosity,IacquirealotaboutEnglishhistoryanditsdevelopment.Ifindoutthatifyoudon'tknowtheinitiationofalanguage,yourknowledgeis

Blankandweak.

IndifferentregionsofChinaandforeignlanguagelearningtimeisdifferent.BackwardareamaybejuniorhighschooljustcontactedEnglish,somedevelopedareasinthestageofearlychildhoodeducationhavelearnedforeignlanguages（mainlyEnglish）,nottomentiontheothersmalllanguagelearning.Frommiddleschool'ssystematicEnglishlearningtonow,mostofustakeeffortstomemoryofwords,grammarandmood,butweignorethevitalandprimitivesectionofEnglish,whichisthesettingandprocess.AllofteacherspraisethosestudentswhoseEnglishmarksarehighalthoughtheirspokenEnglishisterrible.Thiscurriculum,LexicologyisforsomecertaintotellusmuchabouttheEnglishandthispartisbeyondourmind.LexicologytellshowdomodernEnglishrevolutefromoldEnglish.Italsonarrateswhatdoesdifferentperiod'sEnglishconsistof?

Originally,learningEnglishformebecameaburdenforrecitingqualifyingtextsandendlessnewwords.Thismaybeunderstandablebecauseitisimpossiblethatyouareinterestedinwhatyouhavenoideaabout.

MyallEnglishteacherseducatemethatlistening,speaking,readingandwritingareimportantways.It'stotallyright.Nolanguageismuteandnon-writing.Beforewecanwriteapoemornovel,wemustensurethenumberofwords.Awonderfulchapterneedsfascinatingwordstodecorateit.Inwritingaspect,weoftenfacethisdifficultyforthelackofword.Thosewordshavesimilarmeanings,butnotexact.Inaddition,theaccelerationofamountisbasedonthedailycalculation.Manystudentsistiredofthecalculation,theyareinclinedtorecitethosemodels.Forexample,if

Anexaminationiscoming,thoseidiomscanbegatheredfromareferencebookratherthanfromdailycalculation.Inotherword,weareusedtogettingpackagedknowledgeratherthantheinformationfoundoutbyourselves.HereIhavetomentiontheimportanceofautonomouslearning,especiallyinlanguagelearning.Theprocessoflanguagelearningontheaccumulationandapplicationofknowledge,whichrequiresustokeep'sinterestinlanguagelearningandunderstanding.Someparentsandteachersblindlytourgetheirchildrentorememberthoseforwhomtheobscurelanguage,thisishownotscience,isabsolutelynotdesirable.

TherewasonceateacherofEnglishwilltellastorybehindeachword.ThemarvelouslessonformewastochoosetheEnglishwell-knownprofessionaldirection.Heisalwaysintheformofastoryletusrememberthewords.Themoreuncommonwordsthemoreweremember.Sometimeshewillaccordingtotherelationshipbetweencharacterstohelpusrememberthewords.NowI'montheUniversityfoundthattheteacherwassohavecudgeledone'sbrains.Nowourvocabularylearningteachersisastrictandseriousoldteacher,hetaughtmanystudents,somanystudentstodeeplyunderstandthevocabularylearningthecourseessence.Bringusatasteofthebookhighlights,browsetheEnglishlanguagedevelopmentprocess,aglimpseofEnglishstyleandcharm.Englishisnotamountain,butaseaofknowledge.

Withsomuchunpleasantlearningexperience,IthinklexicologycanmadeusunderstandtheEnglishlanguagewell.Lexicologyisdividedintoninechaptersinthistextbook.VocabularylearningintheintroductiontothisbookfirsttellsusEnglishthreedevelopmentstages:

OldEnglish,MiddleEnglishandmodernEnglishstage.ThenrespectivelyexpoundsthebrotherstageEnglishmainfeature"theconnectionbetweenthemandthedevelopmentofrelations

Thesechaptersstatevocabulary,meaning,therelationbriefly.Forinstant,inchapter3,tellingthesemanticswhichrefersnotonlytowordmeaningbutalsotosentencemeaning.Thiskindofsentencessuchas:

"Histypewriterhashadintentions.""Myunmarriedsisterismarriedtoabachelor."Normally,weareabletounderstandthemeaningsofthesesentences,butwecannotsummarizeitwithajargonabouttheclassificationofdifferentsentences.Conversely,somesentencesconfusesyouthroughcomplexwords.Inthiscase,adictionarycanbehelpful.FormanymajoredEnglishstudents,lexicologyleadsustoanewplacetosearchnewfindings.Thoughthelexicologyisabasicsubjectbutquitedifficulttohandlewell.Thosecommonwords,manyofwhichmayhavetoughorigins.Forexample,someItalianwordswereintroducedintoEnglish.Thesewordsinclude:

balcony,corridor,violin,bankruptandsoon.ApartfromtheItalianelementinmodernEnglish,theGreekelementintheEnglishvocabulary,likepoet,thesis,grammar,physics,etc.OfcoursethereareotherfactorsthatinfluenceforeignlanguageEnglishlanguage.Forexample,PortugueseandSpanish.ThisisreflectedinEnglishinclusionanditsstrongflexibility.SotheEnglishabilityofself-innovationanddevelopment.Thisisalanguageandnottheother.Inadditiontothisagain,letusprovethatEnglishandotherlanguagecommon.

Infact,thelexicologybringsusmorethanthesesurprisingsthanwecanimagine.Meantime,theEnglishlanguagehasmoremysteriesanddeservebeingstudiedandfoundout.

WhenitcomestolearningofEnglish,Ialwayscan'tstandmylackingofreadingandwords.SincemymajorisEnglish,ourcapacityoflearningdoesnotsuperiortoothernon-majorstudents.Tillnow,IhavejustreadtwoEnglishbooks.IadmitthatIamnotastudentlovingreadingbooks.Ithinkmyreadinghabitscanbesteady.Itsoundslikeajoke.Inthepast,Imuchabitlikereadfamousbooks,whicharetranslatedintoChinese.WhenIreadEnglishbooks,Ialwaysfeelthesetextsbeyondmyknowledgerangeandunderstandnotdeeply.JustenteredtheUniversityforaperiodoftime,everydayIwithcuriosityandtheirfeelingstothelibrarytoreadtheliteratureofEuropeandtheUnitedstates.ButIfoundtheproblem.Idon'tknowalotofnewwords,andthecommonsayingisverydifficult.TimelosttolearnEnglishreadmorefightingspirit.IbelievethatmanyEnglishlearnerswillencounterthisproblem.Iftheirlanguageunderstandingitsloopholesappearedoneafteranother.Sodifficulttomastertheessenceofthebook.Wejustreadhastilyandwithoutthinking,completelymissthepoint.Later,IreadsomeoftheWesternculturalbackgroundreadingbook,eachhistoricalperiodunderstand,graspthevariousperiodsofsocialcharacteristics,theninthosewonderfulbookstounderstandtheauthor'sthoughtsandfeelings.Theculturalsettingofaworkisrelativetothewholemeaningofunderstanding.LexicologyisabasicknowledgeforlearningEnglish.Thechapter6ofthetextbookcontainingEnglishidiomsnarratesvaguelyitsdefinition,itssignificanceanditsfeatures.IntheprocessofreadingEnglishbooks,IoftenfindsomeEnglishidiomsandbecomemyreadingobstacles.Recently,IhavereadmanyEnglishbookswithoutrestraintssinceIlearnedthechapter.Muchknowledgeneedrepeatingandreviewing,then,youcankeepitinyourmind.So,ifwecanunderstandanduseidiomscorrectly,ourlanguageskillsincreaseconstantly.

Anylanguagehasitsunique.AsalanguageofworldwideuseEnglishisthelanguageoftheesotericfirstmanifestsinitslexicalstudies,evenifIhavetovocabularyintroductionofsomeexperience,butintheprocessofreadingproblems.Forexample,differencesbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishenglish.Ingeography,culture,historyandcustomsofthebenefitsundertheinfluenceofEnglishform,evolveintotwobranches,namelyBritishEnglishandAmericanenglish.Asaresultof,developmentbackground,inreadingEnglishbookswillinevitablyoccurmisreadingofthesituation.Inthepast,manyEnglishwordsarederivedfromLatinandGreek,thepastfiftyyears,BritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish,thewordfamilysuchascafeteria,highlight,OK,talkshow,toenthuse,totelevision,etc.ThesereflectsAmericansocietycitywar,developmentandhistoricalpresentlyinogress.IusedtothinkthatBritishEnglishistheorthodoxEnglish,nobleandelegant,andAmericanEnglishisfullofroguetaste,exaggerateandfunny.LikeChamplin'scomedyabouttheandhumble.Bymeansofvocabularylearning,IrealizedthattheBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishareeachhasitsownmerits.Theyrepresentthedifferentcultureandsocialcustom.BritishEnglishAmericanEnglishcalm,humorousmagnanimousisalsoworthlearning.

GrammaticaldifferencesinBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishareseldomhappen,believethatmanyEnglishlearnersareabletoobservethispoint.Sothecommunicationdifficultieswillreducealot.Thedifferenceismainlyreflectedinthenumberofwordpronunciation.Wordsbeginningwithwh-inwhich,when,where,why,etc.Arepronounceddifferently.Anotherdifferenceinstress.BritishEnglishaccentisonthefirstsyllable,usuallythefirstandhurriesovertherestoftheword.AmericanEnglishtendstoputthestressonthefirstsyllablebutalsotoputasecondarystressonthelattersyllableandpronouncestheremainingsyllablesmoredistinctly.Thelastdifferenceistheword.AmericanEnglishinvocabularyretentionofalargenumberofEnglishvocabulary,butwiththedevelopmentofAmericansociety,AmericanEnglishspecialalsoshow,AmericanEnglishvocabularyischaracterizedbyitsconservationandinnovation.Forexample,wordscreatedbyaffixation:

anti-braintruster,superstar,debu