The evolution of lexicology: A comperative study of lexical changes in English across different time periods INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................3 CHAPTER I. CHANGES IN VOCABULARY ACROSS TIME PERIODS...6 1.1. Expansion of the English vocabulary……………………………………….…6 1.2. Influence of others languages on English vocabulary......................................12 1.3. Semantic and phonological chances………………………………………….15 CHAPTER II. THE INFLUENCE OF LANGUAGE VARIATION AND DIALECTS.............................................................................................................17 2.1. Regional dialects…………………………………………………..................17 2.2. Socialects and idiolects....................................................................................23 2.3. The role of social factors in lexical changes…………………………………29 CONCLUSION......................................................................................................31 BIBLIOGRAPHY..................................................................................................33