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English lexicology
English Lexicology is a branch of linguistics concerned with the vocabulary of the English language in respect to words and word equivalents.
word
A word may be defined as a fundamental unit of speech and a minimum free form; with a unity of sound and meaning (both lexical and grammatical meaning), capable of performing a given syntactic function.
vocabulary
All the words in a language together constitute what is known as its vocabulary.
native words
Words of Anglo-Saxon origin or of Old English are called native words.
loan words
Words borrowed from other languages are called loan words. They are also called foreign words and borrowed words.
common words
Common words are also called popular words. They are words connected with the ordinary things or activities necessary to everyday life. Common words are neutral in style.
literary words
Literary words are words chiefly used in writing, especially in books written in a more elevated style, in official documents, or in formal speeches. Literary words are formal in style.
archaic words
Archaic words are words no longer in common use, although retained for special purpose.
poetical words
Poetical words are words that are traditionally used only in poetry.
colloquial words
Colloquial words are words or expressions mainly used in spoken English and informal writings.
slang words
Slang words are language, words or phrases of a vigorous, colorful, facetious, or taboo nature, invented for specific occasions, or uses, or derived from the unconventional use of the standard vocabulary.
technical words
Technical words are words used in various special fields.
function words
Function words are usually short words such as determiners, conjunctions, prepositions, auxiliaries and so forth, which serve grammatically than anything else.
content words
Content words are words which are used to name objects, qualities, actions, processes or states, and have independent lexical meaning.
basic word st
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