The Romance Language

Each of the authors would disagree on how social change will impact the language within the United States, and whether or not people should encourage the change or try and stop it altogether. Each article however, does agree on the fact that language will always be an ever-changing part in

Paul Roberts did a great job explaining how different parts of one’s life, known as communities, affects their language development and their language at a given time. Growing up in Pittsburgh, attending a performing arts high school, and currently working at job where I talk to many different people has changed my speech and has extended my vocabulary. Now I use more of my Pittsburgher language when I am at home or surrounded by friends from Pittsburgh as well. I rarely use my theater and dance jargon around fellow dancers and theater goers. Now with my current job I am learning new terminology for different careers. I know that I will be exposed to many more communities and my language will adjust to my new surroundings. Once a person is older they are more stubborn and stuck in their language mindset, but will continue to adjust their speech to fit in or they just get use to the new

They say that French is the most romantic language of all, but after reading Gary Chapman’s bestselling book, The 5 Love Languages, I would have to disagree. This international bestseller written by the director of Marriage and Family Life Consultants, Inc. has revived the love in millions of marriages around the world by uncovering the five specific languages that successful couples use to communicate their love for one another. These couples share a priceless love due to their understanding of the language that the other uses daily to show their affection for one another. These love languages include words of affirmation, quality time, receiving gifts, acts of service, and physical touch. In the book, Chapman

The next four lines describe how language changes. The change in language is compared to a river. The change, like a river eroding a landscape, takes time. In order for a river to change course it must erode away land for years upon years. In the same way, a language slowly evolves. New words and pronunciations may change its course. Not only can spoken words change the course, but gestures and written language can change it as well.

Language is one out of many significant factors that both archaic and contemporary civilizations are built on. In Richard Rodriguez’s essay “Aria” he focuses on the multiple aspects regarding his experience as a bilingual child. He states in one paragraph that “[i]t is not possible for a child — any child — ever to use his family’s language in school. Not to understand this is to misunderstand the public uses of schooling and to trivialize the nature of intimate life — a family’s ‘language.’” This excerpt is only one example of the way Rodriguez creates his claim through various rhetorical devices.

Latin was the language of scholars. Anyone otherwise did not speak that language or were illiterate and therefore beyond understanding. In 1517 most of the people in Saxony could not write, let alone read. It was not uncommon for the ones who could

Different examples of modern languages like Italian, Spanish, and French have been heavily influenced by the unique Roman language. Many prefixes for words come from the language of Romans, along with the names of most, if not all, the months. September, The Seventh month. (etc) We also use the Roman numerals, not all the time though, but often enough to “praise” the Romans for it. (I,V,X,L,C,D,M and many more!) It’s hard to imagine life without the amazing creations that influenced us from the Romans.

Latin

Many of the Romans exchanged their culture and language when they met the Romans that spoke Latin. In doing this caused us now to have multiple different languages that have similar words. When they exchanged their culture this caused the Latin language to be used worldwide, especially in Mexico, Central America, and South America also known as the western Hemisphere. Therefore, without the Latin language and the small isolated town named Latium we wouldn't have all the languages we do

The English language has changed drastically over the years, but are we the reason that is has changed so much?  With the world constantly changing and evolving, the way we speak changes too; Many things such as technology, music, media, and new products have influenced the way that English is spoken today.

First and foremost, language is ever-evolving if you think about it. The language high school students communicate

It is common for languages to take words, phrases and meanings from one another, and this is no different than English taking from Greek and Latin. While some Greek or Latin words have been changed into prefixes and suffixes, others have become phrases, and even events have garnered their own meaning by today’s standards. This includes the adaptation to technology, science, military purposes and even everyday use, many of which are significant in their own respective area.

Language change happens every day. New words are constantly being added and new dialects are forming. People have always argued about the causes of language change and tried to control the changes that occurred but ultimately they accomplished nothing. Languages changes and spread as a result of the people who use it daily. African American English and California English are both examples of the different ways language can change. People try to resist the changes in their language because they do not want to see it change. Language change is a natural process that can be affected by others but never stopped. This course has done an excellent job explaining how language change starts and spreads.

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?

For my research, I conducted an analysis of the Frisian language. Frisian is a part of the Proto-Indo-European language family, specifically the Germanic branch in the Western Germanic tradition. Frisian developed in the Western Germanic family and then it grew and changed from Old Frisian into Modern Frisian. Frisian, unlike English, has no intervening steps between Old Frisian and Modern Frisian: e.g. English developed from Old English, to Middle English, to Modern English.