The document discusses the classification and development of English vocabulary. It covers: - Common words, literary words, colloquial words, slang words, and technical words can be classified by level of usage. - The historical development of English vocabulary from Old English, Middle English to Modern English, with influences from Latin, French, and other languages. - After WWII, rapid growth in vocabulary was driven by advances in science/technology, socio-economic changes, and influence from other cultures and languages. New words emerged in many domains like space, computers, social movements, education and more.

1. Stylistic Classification of English Vocabulary ETRC seminar, Jan.15, 2009 Presenter: Smochin Olga , SPU “I. Creanga”, Chisinau

20. Types of words word , e.g. break word form (inflection) break breaks breaking broke function word content word and , then , there car, happy, steal

25. Standard English words used by all educated speakers of language

34. General & specific word Words are general or specific by comparison. e.g. He has a big house. Note: need not use them either in speech or in writing. Both general and specific words are useful in writing. e.g. He has a two-storeyed house with four bedrooms, two living-rooms, a dining-room and a kitchen .

35. Concrete and specific words specific words are more colorful and impressive usually think of general words first when we write

36. Idiomatic expressions are those habitually used by native speakers. Word-for-word translation from Romanian into English generally results in unidiomatic expressions.

38. Collocations Collocations: words can be used together Collocations in English are often different from collocations in Romanian. We say , for instance, zapada, while in English the word snow is modified not by big but by heavy.

40. Synonyms Synonyms are words that have the same, or almost the same meaning. e.g. The wall was made of rocks . The wall was made of stones .

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