《英语词汇学教程》共有八章：第一章概述，介绍了词汇学的概念、词汇学与其他学科的关系，词的定义讨论以及词所附带的各类信息。第二章描述了词的各种类型及分类。第三章简述了词的内部结构。第四章讨论了词的各种意义，词与词的意义关系以及词义的分析方法。第五章讨论了词在语言不同层面的演变与变化。第六章阐述了词在交际中的使用。第七章介绍了词与语境以及语境的功能。第八章讨论了习语的定义、特点、分类、使用以及习语的翻译问题。每章后附有参考文献和配套练习。书后有三个附录：1.《英语词汇学》课程阅读参考书目；2.《英语词汇学》考试参考题型；3.《英语词汇学》常用术语表。

Chapterl Introduction
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Definition of Lexicology
1.3 Lexicology and Other Linguistic Branches
1.3.1 Phonology
1.3. 2Morphology
1.3. 3Semantics
1.3.4 Pragmatics
1.3.5 Etymology
1.3.6 Lexicography
1.4 Word
1.4. 1Definition of Word
1.4.2 Vocabulary
1.5 Word Information
1.5. 1Phonological Information
1.5.2 Morphologicallnformation
1.5.3 Semantic Information
1.5.4 Syntactic Information
1.5.5 Pragmatic Information
1.6 Aims and Significance of the Course of Lexicology
1.7 Conclusion
References
Exercises

Chapter 2 Word Classification
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Grammatical Words and Lexcial Words
2.3 Functional Words and Content Words
2.4 Close-class Words and Open-class Words
2.5 Native Words and Borrowed Words
2.5.1 Native Words
2.5.2 Borrowed Words
2.6 Basic Words and Non-basic Words
2.6. 1Basic Words
2.6. 2Non-basic Words
2.7 Abstract Words and Concrete Words
2.8 General Words and Specific Words
2.9 Taboo Words and Euphemisms
2. 10 Conclusion

Chapter 3 Word Structure
3.2.2 Lexical and Grammatical
3.2.4 Inflectional and Derivational
3.3 Allomorphs
3.4 Major Ways
3.4.1 Derivation
3.4.2 Compound
3. 4. 3 Conversion
3.5 Minor Ways
3.5.1 Blending
3.5.2 Clipping
3.5.3 Acronymy (Initialism, Acronyms, Abbreviation)
3.5.4 Back-formatior
3.5.5 Reduplication
3.5.6 Analogy
3.5.7 Aphesis
3.6 Conclusion
References

Chapter 4 Word Meaning
Chapter 5 Word Change
Chapter 6 Word Use
Chapter 7 Word and Context
Chapter 8 English Idioms
Appendix 1《英语词汇学》课程阅读参考书目
Appendix 2《英语词汇学》考试参考题型
Appendix 3《英语词汇学》常用术语表