VOCABULARY

Understanding Vocabulary

Vocabulary (English: vocabulary) is the set of words known by a person or entity, or is part of a particular language. One's vocabulary is defined as the set of all words that can be understood by such person or all of the words that are likely to be used by that person to make new sentences. One's vocabulary richness is generally considered an illustration of intelligence or education level. Therefore many standardized tests, such as the SAT, which provides 

questions that test vocabulary.
Addition of one's vocabulary is generally considered an important part, both from the process of learning a language or develop one's ability in a language that has been mastered. Students often are taught new words as part of a particular subject and there are many adults who consider the formation of the vocabulary as an interesting and educative activities.

 

2. Type-type Vocabulary: Kinds of Vocabulary

Now it's time again to discuss vocabulary .. previously as usual we wished only advance if there is a student who wrote a thesis about the vocabulary and then explain that the kinds of vocabulary that is similar to parts of speech such as noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction and interjection, then you should never assume that students are smart in finding references. If only the types of vocabulary was limited to parts of speech like that, we might be struggling to learn more verb and noun only, because only two kinds of parts of speech that is all that much fill (strengthen) the English language dictionaries in the world. So what does the kinds of vocabulary that, more than parts of speech whether or even less. Here I am trying to describe a little about the kinds of vocabulary according to Thornbury (2002:3-12), he explained that there are at least 6 types of vocabulary, fewer than parts of speech dong, turn to learn a little happy not to play especially if the professor does not go, students today, but do not be happy first, see this is it the types of vocabulary that Thornbury mean: Word Classe,  Word Families,Word FormationMulti-word Units,Collocation, Homonyms


First, word classes, the term is perhaps better known in the field of morphology and syntax, but if my friend-sobit more familiar with English because of the difficulty of the grammar, the term is certainly well-known by the name of parts of speech (nah lo again), can be noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction. Discussion about Parts of Speech more described in grammar books.


Second, the same as the term word classes, word Families are also more popular in the field of morphology and syntax, the type of vocabulary that one is about the additive or a shift in the form of a word. Example:


    play - plays - Played: inflected
    play - replay - playful: derivatives


 Third, word formation, in English there are several types of formations or a combination of words such as:


    Compounding: second-hand, word processor, typewriter
    Blending: information + entertainment = infotainment
    Conversion: I always google every information I need. Google word noun but actually turned into a verb.
    Clipping: electronic mail = email, = avian influenza

Fourth, multi-word units, mostly one type of vocabulary that is in the form phrasal verbs and idioms, for example:


    Look for, look after, wipe off, throw on: Phrasal Verbs
    Famous last words, eat your words, jack me around: Idioms


Fifth, collocations; this one type of vocabulary can be defined as the frequency of two or more words together (a great couple dong). Example: this week, once more, once again, as well.


Sixth, homonyms, homonyms are words that have the same shape but different in meaning. Example: well = well, well, healthy. left = left, left. Different types such as homophones, same sound, different meanings and homograph; writing the same kind of meaning difference including this one.