Vocabulary
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| - | # A usually [[alphabet]]ized and [[explain]]ed [[collection]] of [[word]]s e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning. | ||
| - | # The [[collection]] of words a person knows and uses. | ||
| - | #: ''My Russian '''vocabulary''' is very limited.'' | ||
| - | # The stock of words used in a particular field. | ||
| - | #: ''The '''vocabulary''' of social sciences is often incomprehensible to ordinary people.'' | ||
| - | # The words of a [[language]] collectively. | ||
| - | #: ''The '''vocabulary''' of any language is influenced by contacts with other cultures.'' | ||
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| The '''vocabulary''' of a person is defined either as the set of all [[word]]s that are understood by that person or the set of all words likely to be used by that person when constructing new [[sentence]]s. | The '''vocabulary''' of a person is defined either as the set of all [[word]]s that are understood by that person or the set of all words likely to be used by that person when constructing new [[sentence]]s. | ||
| Tests of vocabulary are integral components of [[intellectual assessment]] within psychology. Level of vocabulary has been consistently found to predict overall level of intellectual functioning as well as educational achievement. | Tests of vocabulary are integral components of [[intellectual assessment]] within psychology. Level of vocabulary has been consistently found to predict overall level of intellectual functioning as well as educational achievement. | ||
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Illustration: a close-up of a mouth in the film The Big Swallow (1901)
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The vocabulary of a person is defined either as the set of all words that are understood by that person or the set of all words likely to be used by that person when constructing new sentences.
Tests of vocabulary are integral components of intellectual assessment within psychology. Level of vocabulary has been consistently found to predict overall level of intellectual functioning as well as educational achievement.
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