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Stratification of Vocabulary. What is the significance of the percentages from the 11th- week etymological assignment?. The size of English vocabulary: • range of technical words • number of synonyms. Stratification of Vocabulary. ripe mature – reif – m ûr - þroskaður.
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Stratification of Vocabulary What is the significance of the percentages from the 11th- week etymological assignment? The size of English vocabulary: • range of technical words • number of synonyms
Stratification of Vocabulary ripe mature – reif – mûr - þroskaður tail -- rófa skott tagl hali stél dyndill sporður ást ástarhugur ástarþokki ástúð blíða elska hrifning hugástir kærleiki kærleikur sjafni vinátta
Stratification of Vocabulary Stratification according to register I love you sweetheart You turn me on baby I am passionately enamoured of you madam
Stratification of Vocabulary Functional distribution of synonyms & etymology • mutton beef veal pork / sheep bull calf pig • friendly amiable amicable • hearty cordial • hard difficult problematic • whole complete entire • thought concept idea • wish desire • hope expect • understand comprehend • hatred loathing disgust abhorrence