Codiification And Codification Of English

Johnson’s somewhat dismal description of the pains lexicographers must undergo is very telling of the innate stress and responsibility of dictionary-making. They are held accountable for the definitions and usage rules of an entire language; this is a respectable undertaking.

Old English dates back to approximately the year 700. If you go back even farther, Dutch, German and old English can all be traced back to the same source. French had a large impact on the English language during the medieval centuries primarily because England was ruled by the upper class that spoke French. English today has spread across the globe. People around the world will adapt English into their own cultural practices.

English is the main language of the Western world. Many English words originated from the Roman language of Latin. Simple English words such as ?architecture?, ?balm?, ?determine? and ?say? have been derived from Latin. Just flip through a dictionary and an endless amount of words have come from Latin. If the Ancient Romans didn?t have and create the language of Latin, we would probably lose half our vocabulary, because of the great role it has played in making the language of English. The

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.

Some of those languages are Italian, Spanish, and French. Even though English is a Germanic language, it was solidly influenced by the French-speaking Normans, who conquered England in 1066 c.e. In fact, English still uses the Latin alphabet, although English has 26 letters and Latin has 23 letters. A quote from the History Alive textbook states, "English has borrowed heavily from Latin, both directly and by way of French" (History Alive 14). This proves that the Romans' legacy of language and writing had a the greatest impact on today's society because if it wasn't for the Romans' Latin language, our life would be so much different today. We wouldn't have our native language, English, therefore our communication would be disparate. We still see Latin words show up in our English vocabulary. Many English words begin with Latin prefixes and Latin proverbs are still in use, we use Latin roots as well. An example of a Latin prefix that we use today is "trans", which means across or through. The English word using "trans" is "transportation." A common Latin proverb is E pluribus unum, meaning "Out of many,

Some of the examples Richard Lerderer gives to explain the widespread influence of the English language are “English has acquired the largest vocabulary of all the world’s languages”. He Also says “half of the world’s books are written in English, and majority of international calls are made in English”. Another important example is that English is universally spoken.

As time progresses language also progresses. The English language has made obvious shifts over history including changes in vocabulary, the structure of sentences, and the pronunciation of words. Changes in language are caused by various sources such as different dialects used by different groups of people and the different language experience the speakers get throughout their lives. The very beginning of the English language was called PIE (Proto- Indo-European). Scholars say, “PIE was probably spoken about 5,000 years ago by people who lived in the region north of the Black Sea, in southeastern Europe.”

Throughout the long Anglo-Saxon period of England's history, the kingdoms existed as an offshore island of continental Europe. The subsequent mixture of Anglo-Saxon and Norman French cultures became, over the years, a foundation for integrating England into the European cultural life. Anyone who believed that history is not only a series of accidents might well see God's hand behind the creation of an empire. England also became embroiled in a series of European

How did English come to be? Why is it so important? The answer isn’t simple. The Proto-Indo European started the language and it doesn’t exist now. “Proto-Indo-European is believed to be the ancestor of most European languages. The English language is a result of

England is a country with a long history but the most agreed upon origins of this now first world country began with the Roman Empire like many other European countries. The Roman Empire at the time it took over England had control over the majority of the eastern hemisphere. For four hundred years the romans ruled over England and it began as a lesser state of the Roman Empire but eventually achieved equality during the reign of the Roman Empire. Like most civilizations the Roman Empire met its demise and anyone with any power at all clamored to get a piece of the residual Roman Empire. This is when England adopted its first king and began a building societal structure based on some of the values of their roman predecessors such as religion and judicial systems. England like most countries went through its ups and downs but one of the lowest and one of the most historical moments is during the history is “The Black Death”, which created a disease ridden eastern hemisphere killing 30%-50% of the English population at the time. Afterwards England experienced a series of reconstruction and industrialization phases leading us to present day England.

In 1066 William of Normandy invaded England. That would mark the beginning of Norman rule of the England, which would last for about four hundred years, until the end of the Hundred Years War. In a first stage, the Norman took over the power and decided to change the language of government as well as impose new institutions inspired in the French ones. However, they let low- and middle-classes speak English. In this period, loanwords come from the domains of political, social and diplomatic activity. In a second stage, which could be dated at between 1250 and 1400, French started to be used by the population. The reason was that many Normans had to permanently settle in England as Normandy was bought by the French king in 1204, and many Normans

The UK has gone through a plethora of rulers throughout its history. It is said that around 35,000 years ago, that the first humans began to arrive in the region. Monuments such as Stonehenge and Avebury were constructed during this time. Many years later (1500 BCE and to 500 BCE) the Romans occupied these islands and during the time that they occupied the islands the Romans erected multiple cities. At the beginning of the 10th century, the Vikings began to occupy England and much of Europe. In approximately 1066 King Harold was killed by William the Duke of Normandy and became King. This event eventually led to French becoming the national language of England until 1362 when the country converted

However, the most important dictionary that played a great role in the stability of English language was Samuel Johnson's Dictionaries of the English language. Thomas Sheridan commented on this dictionary in (1762) that by producing this work, which was intended for fixing English language, "Johnson must be confided by all posterity on the founder, and this dictionary on the corner stone" (Beal, 2012). Mitchell argues that Johnson shared his contemporaries their worry for the future of English language that might not be understood in the future if these changes continued this way. This is because "the vernacular had been growing and changing in unpredictable ways to the extent that sixteenth century language contrasted significant with that of the eighteenth century" (Mitchell, 2005). Other important dictionaries that were produced during the eighteenth century were: dictionaries and William Pardon's New General English Dictionary (1735), which cornered "difficult

The origin of English language codification was back to the 16th century, when many of dictionaries and grammar books had published with a view of teaching the language to Welsh noblemen after the 'Act of Union' between Wales and England in 1536. These dictionaries contained a list of hard words, mostly loanwords which adopted and borrowed from other languages, or sometimes invented. Robert Cawdery produced the first English dictionary in (1604). It lists about 3000 words, with a brief simple description for each. He aimed to codify a language, to let readers understand hard words. (Bl.uk, 2017)

     “In the world were over seven thousand languages have exisisted, one language had become dominate. This dominant language is English.” “In the majority of countries throughout the world speak English as their second or first language, no longer just America or England.” English has taken many forms, American English, the Queen’s English, Australian, Canadian English, and several others. Even American English has taken several types of English, Jersey English, East Coast English, West Coast English, Southern English, slang English, and Ebonics. All of these languages have major variants between them, but are all of them are still understood aboard. Without English the world couldn’t operate,