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.
Here are factors that contribute to speaking more than one language: 1  If you speak one language at home and another outside with friends, at school or at work. 2  If your native language is full of foreign words.  If you live in a country influenced by other cultures and eventually other languages.