米 1.2 Aims and Significance of the course What is lexicology 米求, English lexicology is a theoretically- oriented course. It is chiefly concerned with the basic **米**米 theories of words in general and of English words in particular. However, it is a practical course as 米 well, for in the discussion, we shall inevitably deal with copious stocks of words and idioms, and study many usage examples. Naturally, there will be a large quantity of practice involved 米 English Lexicology n)English Lexicology(I) 11 1.2 Aims and Significance of the Course ◼ What is lexicology? ◼ English lexicology is a theoretically-oriented course. It is chiefly concerned with the basic theories of words in general and of English words in particular. However, it is a practical course as well, for in the discussion, we shall inevitably deal with copious stocks of words and idioms, and study many usage examples. Naturally, there will be a large quantity of practice involved