909 languages spoken in the world today (Anderson). As of 2009, roughly 328 million people speak English as their first language, coming in third to Chinese and Spanish (Languages of the World). This essay will describe the geographies, politics, and arts that contributed to the evolution of the present English language, as well as the different pronunciations, dialects, and varieties that have risen up throughout the world. Several countries and civilizations influenced the English language. In
Renaissance (late 15th to early 17th C), the Reformation (16th to 17th C) and the Scientific Revolution (17th to 18th C). Firmly situated in this context is the Early Modern Period of the English language, starting from approximately 1500 CE and continuing through to 1700 CE, which saw the language move from Middle English (1100-1500 CE) into a language more recognisable to the one spoken by English speakers today. Crucial to these transformations are the introduction of the printing press to England by William
fārsi is the predominant modern descendant of Old Persian, a southwestern Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan (officially known as Dari Persian since 1958 for political reasons),[7] and Tajikistan (officially known as Tajiki Persian since the Soviet era for political reasons. Phonology , Iranian Persian has six vowels and twenty-two consonants. Historically, Persian has distinguished length: Early New Persian
In the poem “Modern Love,” the English writer, George Meredith, writes about the love-less marriage of two people silently, suffering. Meredith uses strong metaphors and figurative language to convey his pessimistic view of love and his idea that marriage equates death. In this poetic sequence, two un-named characters represent the darker side of modern love. The women “wept with waking eyes” (line 1) because she’s unhappy and miserable in her marriage. Her despair is also obvious in line three,
The English language got its present form through lot of changes. If we look into the history of any language then we can see that every language has gone through a lot of changes. English language is divided into four periods: Old English, Early Middle English, Late Middle English and Modern English. As we know that English is a Germanic language and it belongs to the branches of Indo-European languages so it has Germanic influence in vocabulary. Old English grammar is similar to Modern Germanic but
English is the official language of many countries all over the world and is spoken more and more every day("How English Evolved Into a Modern Language."). Modern English is the product of the invasions of England over a long period of time("Where Did the English Language Come From?"). Throughout history English has influenced and been influenced by many different languages("A Brief History of the English Language."). Historically, English is divided into three periods: Old English or Anglo-Saxon
The ever-evolving era of the Modern English language is characterized not only by newer variations in grammar and consonant structure, the standardization of what appeared to be a vastly more succinct system of lettering, the lasting affects of the Great Vowel Shift, and key contributors such as William Shakespeare and William Caxton, but also by the adoption and integration of other cultures into the spoken and written English language. Language exists as one of the they key disseminations of culture
The nature of anger does not change significantly throughout the centuries, but rather the past is often referenced in defining modern anger, whether intentionally or not. Situations of anger in both premodern and modern texts arise for similar reasons and demonstrate the tendency of human nature to remain the same when concerning basic emotions such as anger. Anger here is defined as “a strong feeling of displeasure...aroused by a wrong” (Dictionary). The nature of anger refers to the emotional
Rationale -The place of Modern Foreign languages in the Curriculum. I am going to explore the relevance, benefits and the place of Modern Foreign Languages within the curriculum as well as the ‘framework’ associated with MFL which supports other subjects. I will focus more on cognitive, health, education benefits as well as economic values. I will also touch upon cultural, personal and social advantages. These different aspects will help to outline what ‘learning a foreign language’ consists of and justify
manifestations of this word – such as, language, gender roles in the society, and social hierarchy, to name a few. Language: A Barrier Between Generations During the Anglo-Saxon era, the language they spoke was unique and different, Old English, conveying a prominent barrier between the latter and the modern English language since they both have distinguishing