GROUP 3

INTRODUCING ENGLISH
LINGUISTICS
Member’s Name
• Aiko Athaya Nailah Putri
• Acio
• Acel
• Akar
 CHAPTER 2
THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH
INTRODUCTION

Based on A Course in General Linguistics, by Ferdinand de Saussure, he made the

distinction between Synchronic and Diachronic studies of language.

 Synchronic Studies; Involve investigating a language in its present form as it is

currently spoken and written, it would focus on Contemporary English; The
current version of English spoken around the world.
 Diachronic Studies; in contrast, examine the historical development of a
language, taking into consideration changes it has undergone over time. The
changes that English experienced have led to the positing of Five distinct Forms
of english, The Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English, Modern
English, and Contemporary English.
Because of external and internal influences, English has changed quite
significantly from the Old English period to the present. But perhaps one of the
more striking changes concerns the rise of English as an international language.
During the Old English period, English was a language
spoken exclusively in England. But over time, it has become a language spoken
across the globe, a change in the status of English that serves as the focus of
discussion in the next section.