Vocabulary, semantics, and language education /
Evelyn Hatch and Cheryl Brown.
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995.
- xii, 468 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Cambridge language teaching library .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 427-456) and index.
Part I. Semantics: 1. Semantic features and semantic feature analysis; 2. Semantic field analysis; 3. Core meanings and prototype theory; 4. Relational models in semantics; 5. Semantics of figurative language; 6. Semantic space across languages; 7. Script semantics and conceptual structure; Part II. Lexicon: 8. Adding to the lexicon; 9. Processes in word building; Part III. Lexical Classes and Morphology: 10. Word classification; 11. Morphology and derivations; 12. Inflectional morphology; Part IV. Vocabulary Choice and Discourse Use: 13. Variation in vocabulary choice; 14. The vocabulary of communication signals and speech acts; Part V. Vocabulary Learning and Vocabulary Teaching: 15. General vocabulary learning and learner strategies; 16. Vocabulary pedagogy and teacher strategies.
0521479428 (pbk.)
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Linguistics. Semantics. Lexicology. Language and languages--Study and teaching.