Vocabulary is commonly defined as "all the words known and used by a particular person". Knowing a word, however, is not as simple as simply being able to recognize or use it. There are several aspects of word knowledge which are used to measure word knowledge.
Vocabulary
Broadly there are two kinds of words:
Content words
A word that conveys information in a text or speech act. Also known as a lexical word. Content words--which include nouns, lexical verbs, adjectives, and adverbs--belong to open classes of words: that is, new members are readily added.
Function words
A word that expresses a grammatical or structural relationship with other words in a sentence. In contrast to a content word, a function word has little or no meaningful content. Function words are also known as grammatical
Types of Vocabulary
There are two types of vocabulary. They are Active Vocabulary Passive Vocabulary
Active Vocabulary
The words readily used by an individual when speaking and writing. Active vocabulary is in contrast with passive vocabulary.
Passive Vocabulary
Words that an individual recognizes but rarely uses when speaking and writing. Passive vocabulary is in contrast with active vocabulary.
Grammar
The systematic study and
description of a language.
A set of rules and examples
dealing with the syntax and word structures (morphology) of a language. Adjective: grammatical.
Deductive Approach
It contains definitions, rules, examples and exercises. Rule Examples
Deductive Approach
Teacher tells a defintion or a rule. Rule: A verb is word used to express an action or state.
Inductive Approach
The child learns grammar incidentally. This is called functional grammar. Examples Rule
Inductive Approach
Examples:
Students arrive at the Rule A verb is word used to express an action or state.
Inducto-Deductive Approach
It combines both inductive and deductive approach. Examples Rule Examples
Inducto-Deductive Approach
Examples: