classification of words.pptVIP

Classification of English Words According to Different Criteria 1. By origin: native words and loan words 2. By level of usage 2.1 Common words Common (popular) words: words that are connected with the ordinary things or activities necessary to everyday life. They are stylistically neutral, and hence they are appropriate in both formal and informal writing and speech. e.g. The repeated telephone calls only annoyed me but made my sister very angry. 2.2 Literary words Literary words: words that are chiefly used in writing, especially in books written in a more elevated style, in offi