19 FACTORS IN “THE GROWTH OF VOCABULARY”

1.     By Imitation or Onomatopoeia

2.       An older word is given a new significance or its meaning is extended

3.     A word which is normally one part of speech is used as another

4.     By the addition of suffixes or prefixes

5.      By Abbreviation

6.     By syncopation

7.     By telescoping

8.     By Metanalysis

9.     Portmanteau words

10. Back- formation

11. Words manufactured from Initials

12.  Corruption or misunderstanding

13. False Etymology

14.  Slang terms, with the lapse of time, come to be accepted into literary vocabulary as “Good English”

15. Words derived from proper or personal Names

16. Two others words are combined

17. Conscious and deliberate coinages

18. Words taken direct from Foreign Languages

19. Freak formations