英语词汇学-chapter 2.docVIP

The Development of the English Vocabulary英语词汇的发展 In the study of words, it is important to know about the origin and growth of the vocabulary. The vocabulary of the language develops as the language develops. The English language is not the language of the early inhabitants 住户of the British Isles岛. But where does it come from? Why is it known as English? In what way is English related to other languages? What is the size of the vocabulary of the first settlers殖民者? How has it developed into what is now a huge modern vocabulary? This chapter will give an answer to all these questions. 2.1 The In