自考英语词汇学第四章.ppt

英语词汇学 Chapter 4 Word Formation 构 词 lWord-formation: l affixation (30%-40%),词缀法 lcompounding (28%-30%),复合法 lconversion (26%),转类法 lShortening (clipping , acronymy ) l(8%-10%),缩略法 (截短法，首字母缩略法) lblending and other means (1%-5%) 拼缀法和其他方法 Not all the words that are produced by applying the rule are acceptable. 4.1 Affixation 词缀法 l Affixation is generally defined as the formation of words by adding word-forming or derivational affixes to stems. This process is also known as derivation, for new words created in this way are derived from old forms. The words formed in this way are called derivatives. 词缀法可定义为通 过给词干加结构词词缀或派生词缀构成新词的一 种构词方法。用这种方法构成的词叫派生构词 。 4.1.1 Prefixation前缀法 lPrefixation is the formation of new words by adding prefixes to stems. 前缀法是在词干上加上前缀构词的一种方 法。 lPrefixes do not generally change the word-class of the stem but only modify its meaning. 前缀一般不改变词 干的词类，只对词干的意义进行修饰。 lAccordingly, we shall classify prefixes on a semantic basis into nine groups: Negative prefixes, Reversative prefixes, Pejorative prefixes, Prefixes of degree or size, Prefixes of orientation and attitude, Locative prefixes, Prefixes of time and order, Number prefixes, Miscellaneous prefixes. -因此我们可以从语义的角度把前缀分为 9 类 ：表示否定意义的前缀，表示逆向意义的前缀，表示贬 义的前缀，表示程度、大小等意义的前缀，表示倾向和 态度等意 义的前缀，表示方位意义的前缀，表示时间 和顺序等意义的前缀，表示数字的前缀，其他种类意义 的前缀。 4.1.2 Suffixation后缀法 lSuffixation is the formation of new words by adding suffixes to stems.后缀法是在词干 加上后缀来构成新词。 lSuffixes have only a small semantic role, their primary function being to change the grammatical function of stems. In other words, they mainly change the word class. 后缀的只有很小语义作用，其主要功能是改变词 干的语法功能。换句话说，他们主要是改变词性 。 1.Noun suffixes 名词后缀 l1) Denominal nouns:由名词转化来的名词 a. Concrete,具体名词 b. Abstract. 抽象名词 l2) Deverbal nouns:由动词转化来的名词 a. The following suffixes combine with verb stems to create largely nouns denoting people, - ant，-ee，-ent，-er（-or） 下面这组后缀加在动词词干上构成新词，主要表示人. b. Suffixes of this group added to verb stems to produce largely abstract nouns, denoting action, result, process, state, etc： -al，-age，-ance，-ation，-ence，-ing，- ment。 下面这组后缀加在动词词干上，主要构成抽象名 词，表示动作、结果、过程、状态等 l3) De-adjective nouns 由形容词转化为名词. -ity, -ness, l4) Noun and adjective suffixes 名词和形容词 后缀 -ese,-an,-ist 有一小部分后缀加在表示人或者国家名的词干上 ，既构成名词又构成形容词： 2.Adjective suffixes 形容词后缀 l1) Denominal suffixes：-ed,-ful,-ish,-less,- like,-ly,-y 加在名词后的形容词后缀 l2) Deverbal suffixes:-able（-ible），-ive（- ative，-sive） 加在动词后的形容词后缀 3.Adverb suffixes: 副词后缀 -ly, -ward(s), -wise 4.Verb suffixes：动词后缀 -ate, -en, -(i)fy, -ize(ise), 4.2 Compounding复合法 lCompounding, also called composition, is the formation of new words by joining two or more stems. Words formed in this way are called compounds.复合法，也称作 composition,是指由两 个或者更多的词干相结合而构成的新词，此种方式形成 的词 被称为复合词。 lSo a compound is a lexical unit consisting of more than one stem and functioning both grammatically and semantically as a single word. 所以，复合词是“ 由多于一个以上的词干组成的，而且语法和语义功能为 单个词的词汇单位” lCompounds are written in various ways: solid, hyphenated or open. Sometimes the same compound may appear in three different forms. lAs open compounds are the same in form as free phrases, what is the dividing line between them? 4.2.1characteristicsof Compound复合词的特点 lCompounds differ from free phrases in the following three aspects: 不同于自由词组，复合词有以下三个方面的特点： 1). Phonetic features In compounds the word stress usually occurs on the first element whereas in noun phrases the second element is generally stressed if there is only one stress. In cases of two stresses, the compound has the primary stress on the first element and the secondary stress, if any, on the second whereas the opposite is true of free phrases. 1 ）语音特点。复合词中的重音通常在第一个构词成分上，而在名词 词组中重音一般在第二个词上（如果 该词只有一个重音），如果有 两个重音，复合词的主要重音在第一个构词成分上，次重音在第二个 重音，而 在自由词组中重音读法则相反 lhot house lnoun la heated building, typically largely of glass, for rearing plants out of season or in a climate colder than is natural for them温室 l(figurative)an environment that encourages the rapid growth or development of someone or something, especially in a stifling or intense way(喻) 温室（鼓励人或物快速生长或发展的环境，尤指沉闷 地或强烈地） las modifierthe hothouse atmosphere of the college 大学的温室气氛。 lfathead lnoun l(informal)a stupid person(非正式)蠢人，傻瓜 lgreen room lNoun lbackstage room in a theater where performers rest or have visitors演员休息室 lHowever, sometimes two compounds have similar construction, but one may have a compound accent, and the other may have a phrase accent. l Besides, it is also common for both components of a compound to have level stress. lash blonde (亦作 ash blond) lAdjective l(of a person or their hair) very pale blonde(人 ，头发）淡金色的 lnoun lmass nouna very pale blonde colour淡金色 lcount nouna person with hair of such a colour头发淡金色的人 lbottle green lnoun lmass noundark green深绿色 l2). Semantic features Compounds are different from free phrases in semantic unity. Every compound should express a single idea just as one word. 语义特点。复合词在语义统一性上与自由词组存在差 异。每个复合词应表达一个单一的观念，就如同 一个 单词一样。 a green hand red meat hot dog lThe lexical meaning of the components of a compound can be closely joined together to create a compound with a meaning which one can easily recognize, le.g. backdoor (a door at the back of a house or other building; lworkday is a day for work. lThe meaning of a compound is not always the sum of the meaning of its parts. le.g. dog days means “the hottest days of the year-in July and August” ； lflatfoot refers to “a policeman“; lblue blood means “aristocratic descent or birth”(贵族出身； 贵族身份） lblue revolution lBlue - (informal)(of a film, joke, or story) with sexual or pornographic content lblue film lblue stocking - talented woman Semantically, compounds can be said to have a meaning which may be related to but cannot always be inferred from the meaning of its component parts. lMr. Smith doesnt want to make his son an ambulance chaser(专 门靠怂恿交通事故受伤者打官司来拉生意赚钱的律师). lHe likes American Beauty(月月红). lThese youths are full of animal spirits(活力). l She is an apple polisher(马屁精). lMr.Potter was a baby-kisser(到处拉票者) when he ran for the presidency. lI detest his grandmother because she is a backseat driver(多管 闲事). lIs there bad blood(仇恨) between the two villages? lThe girl who is wearing a ball-dress is Mr. Whites daughter. lI wont be deceived by her banana oil. lThat sick person has got a Bath chair. lHe is a benchman. lJerry became a bench warmer last winter. lRobert was the best man at the wedding. lHe coined money with many best-sellers. lPearl is Lukes better half. lJustin is a big gun. lThe girl who is wearing a ball-dress(舞会服装) is Mr. Whites daughter. lI wont be deceived by her banana oil(花言巧语). lThat sick person has got a Bath chair(巴斯轮椅). lHe is a benchman(收音机和电视机的修理工). lJerry became a bench warmer(候补球员) last winter. lRobert was the best man(伴郎) at the wedding. lHe coined money with many best-sellers(畅销书). lPearl is Lukes better half(妻子). lJustin is a big gun(有影响的人物). lMr. Murrel has got a big head. lDo you know Miss potter has got a big mouth? lMr Hyde will become a big wheel in the automobile company. lGordon is a swimming big-timer. lI never expect shes a birdbrain. lThe child was in his birthday suit and ran about the yard. lMr. Murrel has got a big head(自高自大). lDo you know Miss potter has got a big mouth(很多 嘴)? lMr Hyde will become a big wheel(红人) in the automobile company. lGordon is a swimming big-timer(明星). lI never expect shes a birdbrain(笨蛋). lThe child was in his birthday suit(一丝不挂) and ran about the yard. lShe likes black coffee. lThey said the black dog was over David. lHow many head of black game did you shoot? lBenson is the black sheep of the company. lThe black widow is very poisonous. lThe blue baby nestled in Annies arms. lMr. Wu has blue blood in his veins. lDont see blue films. lAlice is a blue stocking. lShe likes black coffee(不加牛奶或奶油的咖啡). lThey said the black dog(沮丧) was over David. lHow many head of black game(黑琴鸡) did you shoot? lBenson is the black sheep(害群之马) of the company. lThe black widow(黑寡妇蜘蛛) is very poisonous. lThe blue baby(患先天性心脏病的婴儿) nestled in Annies arms. lMr. Wu has blue blood(贵族血统) in his veins. lDont see blue films(黄色电影). lAlice is a blue stocking(才女). 4.4.2 Formation of Compounds lCompounding can take place within any of the word classes. lMost compounds consist of only two stems but are formed on a rich variety of patterns and the internal grammatical relationships wjtrhin the words are considerably complex. lThere are many compounds which contain more than two stems.In fact, these are free phrases or idioms but are joined together by hyphens to form a single unit, for example, stay-at-home, forget-me-not (a low-growing plant of the borage family, which typically has blue flowers and is a popular ornamental勿忘（我）草), dog-in-the-manger (inclined to prevent others from having or using things that one does not need oneself占马槽的狗； 占着茅坑不拉屎. ) lCompounds are very often used because of their brevity and vividness. 3) Grammatical features lA compound tends to play a single grammatical role in a sentence, for example, a verb, a noun, or an adjective. lIn adjective-noun compounds, the adjective element cannot take inflectional suffixes. 语法特点。 复合词在语法上独立作成分，例如，动词，名词或形容 词。 但在在形容词-名词类复合词中， 其形容词部分不能有 词尾变化。如复合词：fine art（精细工艺）， 自 由词组 finer art（更精细的艺术） 4.3 Conversion 转类法 l Conversion is the formation of new words by converting words of one class to another class. 转类法是将一种 词类转化为另一种词类构成新词的方法。 lSince the words do not change in morphological structure but in function, this process is also known as functional shift. 既然这些词在形态结构上不变，只在功能 上有变化，这一转类过程也叫做功能转换。 l Conversion is generally considered to be a derivational process whereby an item is adapted or converted to a new word class, without the addition of an affix. Hence the name zero-derivation. 一般认为，转类法是单词不添 加词缀而直接转化为一个新词的派生构词的过程。这一过程由 于不加词缀，所以又称零派生。 l1. Conversion to noun l2. Conversion to verbs Animal Names Turned into Verbs lWhat do the following verbs mean? l1. to ape 2. to ass about 3. to crow over 4. to crab 5. to duck 6. to parrot 7. to peacock 8. to rat 9. to wolf 10. to monkey with 11. to dog 12. to ferret(雪貂) 13. to hound 14. to toady (蟾蜍) l1. to mimic (盲目模仿) l2. to be mischievous (淘气的，顽皮的) l3. to express gleeful triumph(欢叫) l4. to decry (谴责) l5. to move quickly down (迅速俯下;迅速低下) l6. to imitate (模仿, 仿效) l7. to show off (炫耀, 卖弄) l8. to break a promise (出卖) l9. to eat quickly and greedily (狼吞虎咽) l10. to play with (瞎胡闹) l11. to keep close behind (跟踪, 尾随) l12. to discover by searching (搜出，发现) l13. to chase (追逐) l14. to flatter (拍马屁) 4.4 Blending 拼缀法 l Blending is the formation of new words by combining parts of two words or a word plus a part of another word. Words formed in this way are called blends or pormanteau words. 拼缀法是通过合并两个词的某些部分或 一个词与另外一个词的一部分相加起来构成新词。 以此种方式 构成的词被称作为拼缀词或拼级词。 lThe overwhelming majority of blends are nouns; very few are verbs and adjectives are even fewer.绝大多数拼缀词是 名词;很少为动词，是形容词的则更是少之又少。 lBlends are mostly used in writing related to science and technology, and to newspapers and magazines. 拼缀词主要用于科技文章、报纸杂志文章的写作。 lStructurally divided into four types lBlends are mostly used in writjng related to science and technology, and to newspapers and magazines. Though many of them have already achieved currency in English, they are still considered by seriousminded people to be slang and informal. Therefore, it is advisable not to use such words too often, particularly in formal writing. 4.5 clipping截短法 lAnother common way of making a word is to shorten a longer word by cutting a part off the original and using what remains instead. This is called clipping. -另一个常见的构词法时将原词的一部 分截去，只用剩下来的一部分构成新词，这种方法叫截 短法。 lFour main types: 1) back clipping; 2)front clippings; 3) front and back clippings; 4) phrase clippings. lClipping often alters spelling and pronunciation. 4.6 Acronymy首字母缩略法 lAcronymy is the pr