%0 Journal Article
%T Transformation of Words into Vocabulary
%A H. Naseema Parveen
%A Premalatha Rajan
%J English Language Teaching
%D 2012
%I 
%R 10.5539/elt.v5n3p171
%X This article explores the significance of a word and the changes it undergoes in its form when it is placed in the hierarchy of grammatical constituents thereby forming a new word termed as vocabulary. This change or transformation is the result of affixations. Transformation becomes essential as the words learnt cannot be used as such in a context. One should have a clear understanding and the knowledge of the words before using them in a context; otherwise it would lead to a syntactic error. This article also includes a few tasks that would enable the students to actively participate in developing their vocabulary that would automatically boost up their confidence level and enhance their communicative competence.
%U http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/elt/article/view/15277