The History of the English language video one, has left me confused, intrigued, and more passionate about where languages come from. The study of languages has always been a passion of mine, how other people across the global community and how there are similar words in each language has always had me thinking. The English language is a newer language compared to most however, in today's world it is one of the hardest and most known languages in the world.
Learning that the English language has come from various different languages really interested me. Learning that some words were taken from, Latin, French, and many others was interesting to learning because I know how the English language has changed them over time. This made me think about what the people at the time thought about the translation of English, similar to the present where we have words like, swag. In todays worlds English is still evolving. Phones have changed the wording, meaning, and pronunciation words as well. “Text grammar” has affected its way into writing. During the time of “Old English” the video made me think about how year after year the English language never stops changing. Various different spellings and pronunciations were changed from French and Latin to the English. Which is weird and confusing at the same time, because English and French do not sound the same at all anymore. However, aftering hearing this it does make sense because American- English still use French words. For example,
The English language has been around since the 5th century A.D and has changed drastically to now. The English language has changed over the years due to different inventions. The most drastic and changed development of language has happened recently, due to modern technologies. The effects of technology have had a strong development and advancement of the English language. The English language started with the invasion of Britain, in the 5th century A.D. by the Germanic Tribes.
Explains the lesson, gives examples, vocabulary, great interaction with students, one on one help, they all participate to answer the book pages, motivates students to speak English, corrects students as they speak, clear and sure of the topic, enjoys class.
Speaking English in earlier centuries compared to now in the 21st century, you will find a harsh difference. Why is that? Many reasons, some which have varied over the years, have been pivotal to that point of English staying mature and proper or careless and slang. Three reasons explain clearly how the English spoken today is different from the English spoken in earlier centuries. The first is how the needs of people are changing.
The English language has undergone many changes over the course of history. In the Middle Ages some of the major changes to the spoken and written language of the time were influenced by many cultural and industrial events. The biggest cultural event of the time was the Renaissance, the English language came to the forefront at this time finally becoming a widely accepted and used language in the world. In earlier times Latin and French were considered to be the languages of the educated masses, this was the first time that English began to be recognized as a language used by scholars. Another major cultural event was what is commonly referred to as the Golden Age in English Literature. Such famous authors as Edmund Spenser, William Shakespeare,
The English language has changed drastically from the time it was first spoken to the present day due to vast technological advances. The invention of printing changed the way English was written and spoken. The language was also influenced by many other foreign languages. The English language can be described as a mash-up of many other languages mixed together.
“ The Language Wars: A History of Proper English”, it discusses about the propriety and properness of language that a large majority of the people in this country speak, which is English. Throughout, the article it discusses the changes of the English language, such as the changes of meanings of words. Provides the audience an interesting perspective to how language changes the context of several words by giving the words a new meaning(s). Comprehensive coverage of history, covers the history of the first form of the English language that came from the Georgian Age. Therefore, it discusses many events throughout, where there have been a lot of misuse, disease, and abuse of English grammar over all the centuries that English has been a language
The English language is always changing. It has been evolving slowly over time. The language that was spoken over 2,000 years ago is entirely different from the everyday language that we use today. In recent years, the English language has evolved rapidly due to the advancements of modern technology. Despite having pros and cons, technology has played an important role in changing the English language and the way we communicate with one another by using new forms of communication, terminology, and code switching between all the different languages.
There are nearly 7000 languages spoken in the world. Among them is the English language. Richard Lederer, a retired high school teacher chose this language to be the subject of his essay “English is a Crazy Language.” In the essay, Lederer describes English with respects to who uses it, when it is used and how it is used. They justify his claim that English is the most widely spoken language in the world.
Many years ago, near 5th century AD, three Germanic tribes the Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes invaded Britain. The original inhabitants of Britain spoke Celtics language and most of them were pushed into Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The intruders all spoke the similar language named “Englisc”, and people now call it Old English. The development of English can divide by three parts, Old English Middle English and Modern English. At the beginning, English is only used by people who lived in
Too view language as if it were an object devoid of its social context would not be seeing language for its creation and use, language is used at its full potential when spoken, language is so important to humans, we use language to express, to think and communicate within the world we live. Language has changed over time, it is thought that at one time we had one original language that was spoken, and “as different human groups spread across the world and communicated only with each other, the original language changed in different ways in different places” (Gee, P,. & Hayes, E. (2011). pg 8), because of these changes, and socialisation of different humans, we now have many diverse human languages. Language has changed and will continue to
The English language is no different than it was a century ago; however, it has been culturally changing over the past few decades. It is common knowledge to humans that each ethnicity has their own formal language they speak and that they perceive various styles of language in different manners. Language style is the choice of words used by a specific group of people when they speak. Although we have the ability to speak to everyone in the same proper way, naturally we, including myself, tend to change our speech depending on where we are, who we are associated with, and the situation we are encountered in.
f you are a parent of a young child who uses no words or just a few words, you may be interested in what drives the process that determines your child's choice of early words.
Everyone has a different interpretation of the word, “invention”. However the word is simply defined as; a new device, method of process developed from study and experimentation. An invention is just a mental fabrication; it’s a falsehood (Dictionary.com 2013).1 Although in the essays, “Why I write” by Joan Didion, “Life in a new Language” by Eva Hoffman, and “Basmati Rice: An Essay about Words” by Audrey Thomas, each author has their own view on the English language, how they each began inventing their own writing styles, and also their reasons for why they chose to become writers. These are the three things that make their definitions of invention very particular and their own.
Think of things that morph over time. What comes to mind? People may think about a music artist’s change from YouTube videos recorded on iPhones to sold-out concerts. Or, they may think about the changes an athlete makes from childhood to becoming a professional athlete. However, did you think about how much a language changes over a couple of years? Every year words are added to and taken from the dictionary. Words are formed and forgotten. Language changes because of a person’s vocabulary and location, but what happens to a language, like the English language, that is spread across the whole world?
Language is the most important aspect in the life of all beings. We use language to express inner thoughts and emotions, make sense of complex and abstract thought, to learn to communicate with others, to fulfill our wants and needs, as well as to establish rules and maintain our culture.