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words have independent lexical meanings. Such as noun, verb, adjective, adverb. ? Q: Which group of words play a more important role in expression? By notion 10 March 2020 By notion ? . Machine begins digitally recording speech passing it several recogniser modules. ? . The machines begins by digitally recording speech and passing it to several recogniser modules. ? Content words, which constitute the main body of English vocabulary, are numerous, and the number is ever growing whereas function words, which make up a very small number of the vocabulary, remain stable. However, functional words do far more work of expression on average than content words. 10 March 2020 By origin Native words Loan words Classification of Words 10 March 2020 ? Native words: Words of AngloSaxon origin are native words. Native words are small in number, but they form the great majority of the basic word stock and stand at the core of the English language. ? Loan words: Words borrowed from other languages. Borrowings constitue about 80% of the modern vocabulary. By origin 10 March 2020 By level of usage ? mon (常用語 ) ? literary (文學(xué)用語 ) ? colloquial (口語 ) ? slang (俚語 ) ? technical terms (terminology) (科技術(shù)語 ) 10 March 2020 ? Common words are connected with the ordinary things or activities necessary to everyday life. They are stylistically neutral, hence they are appropriate in both formal and informal writing and speech. By level of usage 10 March 2020 ? Literary words are chiefly used in writing, especially in books written in a more elevated style, in official documents, or in formal speeches. By level of usage 10 March 2020 ? In contrast with literary words, colloquial words or expressions are used mainly in spoken English, as in conversation among friends and colleagues. Such as: kid, guy, fellow, By level of usage 10 March 2020 ? Penalties for overdue books will be strictly enforced. ? You have got to pay fines for overdue books. ? They approved of the plan. ? They agreed to the plan. Compare: 10 March 2020 Page. 6 ? Active vocabulary ? Speaking vocabulary ? Writing vocabulary ? Passive vocabulary ? Reading vocabulary ? Guess vocabulary 10 March 2020 ★ The structure of words ? The ponent parts of a word ? Classification of morphemes ? Relationship between the two classifications of mo