How many words does the English language contain? 

In December 2010 a joint Harvard/Google study found English to contain 1,022,000 words and to expand at the rate of 8,500 words per year. The findings came from a computer analysis of 5,195,769 digitized books. Others have estimated a rate of growth of 25,000 words each year. 

English vocabulary has changed considerably over the centuries .Due to the assimilation of words from many other languages throughout history, modern English has not only assimilated words from other European languages but also from words of Indian , African, and Arabic origin. English also easily accepts technical terms into common usage and often imports new words and phrases.

 Slang often provides new meanings for old words and phrases. A distinction however needs to be made between formal forms of English and contemporary usage. 

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