respond - definition and synonyms. What are red words? 90% of the time, speakers of English use just 7,500 words in speech and writing. These words appear in red, and are graded with stars. One-star words are frequent, two-star words are more frequent, and three-star words are the most frequent.
Subject Linguistics Â» Sociolinguistics. Two fundamental facts of language are (a) that it is always changing, in all areas of structure (phonology, grammar, discourse style, semantics, and vocabulary) and (b) that it changes in different ways at diverse places and times.
With over 150 new entries, the dictionary now boasts greatly enhanced coverage of sociolinguistics, new entries on notable recent theorists in the field, such as Del Hymes and Peter Trudgill, and expanded coverage of regional dialects, such as Estuary English.