Second edition

Interdependence of Various Aspects of the Word
§ 1. Notional and Form Words 176
§ 2. Frequency, Polysemy and Structure 177
§ 3. Frequency and Stylistic Reference 178
§ 4. Frequency, Polysemy and Etymology 179
§ 5. Frequency and Semantic Structure 180
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Replenishment of Modern English Vocabulary
§ 6. Development of Vocabulary 180
§ 7. Structural and Semantic Peculiarities of New Vocabulary Units 183
Ways and Means of Enriching the Vocabulary
§ 8. Productive Word-Formation . 184
§ 9. Various Ways of Word-Creation 187
§ 10. Borrowing 191
§ 11. Semantic Extension 193
Number of Vocabulary Units in Modern English
§ 12. Some Debatable Problems of Lexicology 195
§ 13. Intrinsic Heterogeneity of Modern English 196
§ 14. Number of Vocabulary Items in Actual Use and Number of Vocabulary Units in Modern English 197
§ 15. Summary and Conclusions » 198
VIII. VARIANTS AND DIALECTS OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
The Main Variants of the English Language
§ 1. General Characteristics of the English Language in Different Parts of
the English-Speaking World 200
§ 2. Lexical Differences of Territorial Variants 202
§ 3. Some Points of History of the Territorial Variants and Lexical Interchange Between Them 205
Local Varieties in the British Isles and the USA
§ 4. Local Dialects in the British Isles 206
§ 5. The Relationship Between the English National Language and
British Local Dialects 207
§ 6. Local Dialects in the USA 208
§ 7. Summary and Conclusions 209
IX. FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGLISH LEXICOGRAPHY
Main Types of English Dictionaries
§ 1. Encyclopaedic and Linguistic Dictionaries 210
§ 2. Classification of Linguistic Dictionaries 211
§ 3. Explanatory Dictionaries 213
§ 4. Translation Dictionaries 213