Language History and Change
Beginning of Language
The main reason why language began was because the human beings needed to communicate.
The Indo-European is the origin of language. However, this is not the only family tree. The Proto Indu Erupean were the ones who expand the language in different parts of the world.
People who want to know the beginning of language, based their studies on Phylology.
History of English
English is the second spoken language around the world.Germanic tribes like: Angle, Saxons, and Jutes were the first one who develop English language, then they moved to British land.
Four periods of the English
Four periods of the English
- Middle English: 1100 to 1500
- Early Modern English: 1500 to 1700
- Modern English: after 1700
Syntactic Changes
Sematic Changes
It refers to any change in the meaning of a word over the course of time.
It implies structure of a sentence. Each period of English has its own structure sentence.
A word is used in a general meaning.
A word is used in a general meaning.
Example: Thing Old Enlgish: a public assembly. Modern English: an entity of any kind
Broadening of meaning
Example: Meat Old Enlgish: meant "food" in general. Modern English: one kind of food.
A word is used with a specifi menaing.
Narrowing of meaning
Jimmy Astul Fuentes UmanzorFU20001
Task 4 Element of Applied Linguistic in English.
Language History and Change
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Language History and Change
Beginning of Language
The main reason why language began was because the human beings needed to communicate.
The Indo-European is the origin of language. However, this is not the only family tree. The Proto Indu Erupean were the ones who expand the language in different parts of the world.
People who want to know the beginning of language, based their studies on Phylology.
History of English
English is the second spoken language around the world.Germanic tribes like: Angle, Saxons, and Jutes were the first one who develop English language, then they moved to British land.
Four periods of the English
Four periods of the English
Syntactic Changes
Sematic Changes
It refers to any change in the meaning of a word over the course of time.
It implies structure of a sentence. Each period of English has its own structure sentence.
A word is used in a general meaning.
A word is used in a general meaning.
Example: Thing Old Enlgish: a public assembly. Modern English: an entity of any kind
Broadening of meaning
Example: Meat Old Enlgish: meant "food" in general. Modern English: one kind of food.
A word is used with a specifi menaing.
Narrowing of meaning
Jimmy Astul Fuentes UmanzorFU20001
Task 4 Element of Applied Linguistic in English.