On Development of Modern English Vocabulary
Wang Xi-pin
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Wang Xi-pin
Abstract
Today,English new words sweep in at a rate much faster than at any other historical period of time.New words are being invented or introduced every day to express new things and new changes in society. The expansion of cabulary in modern English depends chiefly on the channels of semantic change,creation, word-formation and borrowing.
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Today,English new words sweep in at a rate much faster than at any other historical period of time.New words are being invented or introduced every day to express new things and new changes in society. The expansion of cabulary in modern English depends chiefly on the channels of semantic change,creation, word-formation and borrowing.
Key concepts: Semantic change, Vocabulary, Linguistics, Word formation, Period (music), Modern English, English vocabulary, History