As Bryson (1990, 120) points out: “We have some forty sounds in English, but more than two hundred ways of spelling them. Sometimes a letter doesn’t make any sound at all, is silent –and then you will find a letter (like “x” in box) that makes more than one sound in one appearance. You can never tell what sound a letter is going to make. Either way, spellers of English, though they may not realize it, are constantly navigating the challenging waters of intercultural communication.īlame the alphabet. ![]() ![]() Someone who can spell in English either understands the polar north of entire fleets of words or, more likely, has memorized the individual words they need to know. It is also hoped that this paper will contribute to develop a correct spelling of the English vocabulary.Įach word in English seems to have its own compass, some pointing to phonology, some to morphology, some to history, and some pointing one direction in one syllable and another in the next. The purpose is to enhance the cultural awareness and linguistic knowledge of language students by analyzing the etymology of the English vocabulary due to English language learners need a solid knowledge of vocabulary to improve their second language proficiency. This research is aimed at illustrating these transformations which resulted in the rising of a national standard language. On top of all this, there is the steady creation of new words and new uses for old words by the many subcultures of the English speaking world. The American Indian languages, Australian Aborigine languages, and the languages of Africa and India gave us many hundreds of words, especially for the innumerable species of plants and animals of the world. Other European languages have left culturally specific words. French, the language of diplomacy for Europe for centuries, Latin, the language of the church, and Greek, the language of philosophy and science, contributed many words, especially the more "educated" ones. English since then has been absorbing vocabulary from a huge number of sources. It is the result of invasions, conquests and political and social changes that mainly occurred during the Middle English Period. The language we now call English is actually a blend of many languages. Thus, it reflects the political and social events that have taken place in the course of English history. The English language of today reflects many centuries of development. A language lives only as long as there are people who speak and use it, for language is communication it is a social need - man’s need to communicate one with the other in a community! So intimate is the relation between the language and the people who speak it, that the two cannot be thought of in a separate manner. ![]() ![]() Chapter 1: The English language in the Middle English Periodġ.2- The Scandinavian influence on the English languageġ.3- The Norman influence on the English languageġ.4- Main grammatical changes undergone during the Middle English Periodġ.6- The formation of the National Literary Languageġ.8- The importance of the study of the evolution of the English language for students of the English language Program.
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