Name: Dianne S.

Gomera Course: 12012

Program: BSED-ENGLISH 1 Date: 11/ 10/20

Synopsis

At the time of the pre-history- c. 500 AD, the English language dashes its original roots back to
the Neolithic or the late Stone Age. It is the period where distinct hypothesis suggest various
dates between 7th and the 3rd millennium BC and no writing exist from that time, though,
modern linguists have been able to partially redo the original language from common elements in
its branch languages.

When the Germanic tribes precede the invasion, newcomers such as the Jutes, Angles, Saxon,
and the Frisian people began to settle in Britain and all those people spoke variations of West
Germanic tongue, similar to modern Frisian. Those disparities were different but probably close
enough to be mutually comprehensible. The local dialect in Angeln is, at times, noticeably
similar to English, and it has even more in common with the English of 1,000 years ago. Modern
Frisian, especially spoken, bears an eerie likeness to English, as can be seen by some of the
Frisian words incorporated into English.

When the Middle English rose, the Viking’s invasion through Northern and Northwestern
Europe is evident. Old English got fused with the Old Norse which is the language of the Viking
tribes. And the English language reign to this state where Old Norse ends up giving English
more than 2,000 new words. Although English was spoken broadly on the British Isles by 1,000
AD, the Norman invasion established French as the language of royals and of power. Old
English was left to the peasants, and despite its declining status, it continued to develop and grow
by embracing a whole host of Latin and French words. The English language also became more
refined through the insertion of concepts and words like “liberty” and “justice”.

During the modern English the French rule suddenly ended and English became the language of
supremacy and influence once again. It got a further lift through the development of English
literature and English culture, spearheaded by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare’s influence on
the development of the English language and its exceptional and opulent culture is hard to
comprehend. Towards the end of Middle English, a sudden and distinct change in pronunciation
(the Great Vowel Shift) started, with vowels being pronounced shorter and shorter. From the
16th century, the British had communicated with numerous people from around the world. This,
and the Renaissance of Classical learning, meant that many new words and phrases launch to the
language. In 1604 the first English dictionary was published.

Early Modern English and Late Modern English differ when it comes to vocabulary. Late
Modern English has several words, arising from two principal factors: firstly, the Industrial
Revolution and technology created a necessity for new words; secondly, the English-speaking
world was at the center of a lot of scientific progress and scientific advances went on with the
evolution of the language. As the English language goes global, the English colonization of
North America resulted in the creation of a distinct American variety of English. American and
British English are somehow varied from other aspects such as expressions. Today, American
English is particularly prominent, due to the USA’s dominance of cinema, television, popular
music, trade, and technology (including the Internet).

English of the 21st century is still continuing to evolve from the development of native
vernaculars and slang in foreign countries and cities to the incorporation of tech vocabulary into
everyday English. . English is in a relentless state of instability. The vocabulary alone is rapidly
surging approximately 1,000 new and approved words per year, and those words are crucial
enough to be part of the online version of the English Dictionary. This was largely done because
of the innovative technology and how people acquire new words from sources such as email and
text transmissions that spree swiftly resourcefully channeled through social media.