Vocabulary CONTENTS The author and series editors Introduction Section One: Explaining vocabulary 1 Words. 1.1 Introduction. 1.2 Word-formation. 1.3 Multi-word units .2 Lexical relations.

2.1 Collocation. 2.2 Sense relations. 2.3 Semantic fields. 2.4 Homonymy and polysemy.

2.5 Metaphor. 2.6 Componential analysis. 3 The mental lexicon. 3.1 Introduction. 3.

2 Input, storage, and retrieval. 3.3 Prototypes. 3.4 Meaning and cognition .4 Vocabulary in use. 4.1 Core vocabulary.

4.2 Procedural vocabulary. 4.3 Discourse. 4.4 Register .5 Vocabulary as data for learning. 5.

1 Frequency. 5.2 Range. 5.3 Lexical density and variation. 5.4 Concordances .Section Two: Demonstrating vocabulary 6 Selecting what to teach.

6.1 Frequency and range. 6.2 Learnability. 6.3 Learners' needs .7 Organizing vocabulary. 7.

1 Topic. 7.2 Meaning. 7.3 Form. 7.4 Contextual relations: register and discourse .8 Presenting vocabulary in the classroom.

8.1 Pre-teaching. 8.2 Form and meaning. 8.3 Types of stimuli. 8.4 Input, reinforcement, and uptake .

9 Teachers and learners. 9.1 Classroom interaction. 9.2 Learning strategies. 9.3 Note-taking. 9.

4 Learner autonomy .10 Lexical reference. 10.1 Types of reference book. 10.2 Workbooks and reference activities. 10.3 Conclusion .

Section Three: Exploring vocabulary 11 Investigating vocabulary problems in the classroom .Glossary Further reading Bibliography Index.