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Give the main criteria of a word that is sound, meaning and syntactic function.
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.
(449-1100) are known as the old English (OE) or Anglo-Saxon (AS) period of English language.
Old English: very small vocabulary and borrowing from Latin.
The transitional period from old English to modern English is known as Middle English (ME1100-1500), which is characterized by the strong influence of French following the Norman Conquest in 1066
The English language from 1500 to the present is called modern English.
After World War II, neologisms (new words or new meanings for established words) swept in at a rate much faster than that of the prewar period.
Marked progress of science and technology: since the end of World War II, tremendous new advances in all fields of science and technology have given rise to the creation in the English language of tens of thousands of new words.
Socio-economic, political and cultural changes.
Words of Anglo-Saxon origin or of old English are native words, while those borrowed from other languages are loan words or borrowed words.
The fundamental features of the basic word stock are:
1 national character: words of the basic word stock belong to the people as a whole, not to a limited group.
2 stability: as words in the basic word stock denote the commonest things necessary to life, they are likely to remain unchanged.
3 word-forming ability： basic words are very active in forming ner words.
4 ability to form collocations: basic words combine readily with other words to form habitual expressions and phrases.
Common words: common or popular words are words connected with the ordinary things or activities necessary to everyday life.
Literary words: literary words are chiefly used in writing, especially in books written in a more elevated style, in off
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