【正确答案】：
(1)CREATION REFERS TO THE FORMATION OF NEW WORDS BY USING THE EXISTING MATERIALS, NAMELY ROOTS, AFFIXES AND OTHER ELEMENTS；(2)SEMANTIC CHANGE MEANS AN OLD FORM WHICH TAKES ON A NEW MEANING TO MEET THE NEW NEED. THIS DOES NOT INCREASE THE NUMBER OF WORD FORMS BUT CREATE MANY MORE NEW USAGES OF THE WORDS, THUS ENRICHING THE VOCABULARY. (3)BORROWING HAS PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF VOCABULARY, PARTICULARLY IN EARLIER TIMES.
【题目解析】：本题考查现代词汇的发展。 现代英语词汇的发展主要通过三个渠道：创词，旧词新义和借词。 1.创词是指通过使用现有的材料，即词根、词缀和其他形式创造新词。 2.旧词新义是指赋予旧词新的含义以满足新的需要。这一方式不增加词的数量，但却创造了词的许多新用法，用以丰富词汇。 3.借词在词汇的发展中起了十分重要的作用，尤其是在现代英语发展的早期。