3.Growth of Present-day English Vocabulary
1)Major Causes of Present-day English Vocabulary Expansion
(1) the rapid development of modern science and technology
(2)the social, economic and political changes
(3)the influence of other cultures and languages
4.Modes of Vocabulary Development
1) creation: It refers to the use of existing materials such
as the word-forming stems to create new words.
2) semantic change: It means that an old form picks up a new
meaning.
3)borrowing: It means borrowing words from other languages.
Chapter 3
Word Formation I
1.Morphemes
Morphemes are the smallest meaningful units of a language.
2.Allomorphs
Some morphemes are realized by more than one morph. Such alternative morphs of a morpheme are called allomorphs.
3.Types of Morphemes
1) Free Morphemes
Free morphemes are those which usually have complete meanings in themselves and can be used freely or independently as words.
2) Bound Morphemes
Bound morphemes have to be bound with other morphemes to form words and can not be used independently as words.
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