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Vocabulary Development Vocabulary development Vocabulary development is the assimilation of new lexis to create an expanded lexicon which we use in everyday speech. Our vocabulary consists of around a maximum of 10,000 words which we will readily use. However, in the English language, for example, there are approximately 600,000 words that are used. The language that we regularly use in speech is more colloquial than that of written English. Furthermore, we have a larger vocabulary for written language than spoken language. We can improve our vocabulary from exposure to both media of language. This can be done in several ways, Contextual Reasoning We can learn through contextual reasoning, which can be done with both written and spoken language, where one word is unknown the meaning can be understood through the intended meaning of the context. This process can occur more rapidly if someone is exposed to a rich environment for vocabulary which is usually found in written language whereas spoken language usually relies on a smaller lexical variety. Lexicography We have access to dictionaries which can give us a concensus of opinion on the meaning of a certain word. However, language is constantly developing and, thus, it cannot be as authoritative as it is intended to be.
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