词汇学第二章 The Development of the English Vocabulary ppt.pptVIP

Chapter 2 The Development of the English Vocabulary Objectives To find out the relationship between English vocabulary and other languages of the indo-European language family; To learn the origin and growth of the English vocabulary; To get a general knowledge of the three phases of the English vocabulary; To understand the general characteristics of modern English vocabulary , its main reasons and modes of growth. Contents The Indo-European language family Three phases of the historical development General characteristics of English Foreign elements in the English vocabulary Growt