CONTENTS
| ВВЕДЕНИЕ | 5 | |
| Topic 1. Lexicology as a branch of linguistics. General characteristics of the English vocabulary | 9 | |
| Topic 2. Etymology of the English Word-stock | 21 | |
| Topic 3. Morphological structure of English words | 34 | |
| Topic 4. Word-formation | 47 | |
| Topic 5. Semantic structure of English words | 62 | |
| Topic 6. Semantic change | 76 | |
| Topic 7. Synonymy | 91 | |
| Topic 8. Antonymy | 102 | |
| Topic 9. Homonymy | 115 | |
| Topic 10. Phraseology | 127 | |
| Topic 11. Regional varieties of the English language | 141 | |
| Topic 12. Lexicography | 157 | |
| PRACTICE TEST | 177 | |
| ANSWER KEYS | 183 | |
| REFERENCE MATERIAL | 185 | |
| Latin affixes | 185 | |
| Greek affixes | 186 | |
| French affixes | 186 | |
| Native English affixes | 187 | |
| English and Russian words similar in form but different in meaning | 188 | |
| Etymological doublets | 191 | |
| English derivational prefixes | 194 | |
| English derivational suffixes | 197 | |
| Combining forms in English compound words | 199 | |
| Hybrid words in English | 202 | |
| Productive affixes in modern English | 204 | |
| Non-productive affixes in modern English | 205 | |
| Blends | 206 | |
| Some common euphemisms | 220 | |
| Some common dysphemisms | 224 | |
| Paronyms | 224 | |
| Some Scottish English words | 226 | |
| Cockney rhyming slang phrases and their meanings | 229 | |
| RECOMMENDED ELECTRONIC RESOURCES | 232 | |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 240 | |