Stylistic Classification of the English Vocabulary
Stylistic Classification of the English Vocabulary In order to get a more or less clear idea of the word stock of any language, it must be presented as a system the elements of which are interconnected, interrelated and interdependent. The word stock of any literary language can be represented as a definite system in which different aspects of a word may be singled out as interdependent. Lexicology has greatly contributed to classification of the English vocabulary. For stylistics, the reference to the problem of Stylistic classification of the vocabulary is vital. The whole of the word-stock of the English language can be roughly divided into 3 main layers: 1) The literary layer; 2) The neutral layer; 3) The colloquial layer The literary and colloquial layers contain a number of subgroups. Each of them has a property it shares with all the subgroups within the layer. This common property which unites different groups of words within the layer may be cal