词汇学Chapter2.pptVIP

Chapter two The Development of the English Vocabulary Contents of today’s lecture Indo-European Language Family History of the development of English vocabulary General characteristics Foreign elements in the English language Growth of contemporary English vocabulary Modes of the development of modern English vocabulary 2.1 The Indo-European language Family 3000 (some say 5000) languages in the world 3000—300 language families The Indo-European Language Family is made up of most languages of Europe, the Near East, and India. 2.2 Three Phases of the Historical Development 1. Old English (450-1