Changes to Old English vocabulary

Over the years language has had a change in the way we speak. Slang has become one of the most popular forms of the way we communicate. Slang is often used when people are among their friends or other social groups. To understand slang, you have to begin with understanding language. Understanding slang involves the understanding of the English language, how it has changed, and what slang is. John Algeo wrote that English came from the same ancestor as German. This dates back to the fifth…

through writing. English has been a vital part in today’s society within hundreds of cultures worldwide; however, English has not always been as popular or familiar to those who speak it in the modern world. Indeed, like most things in a constantly changing world, the English language has undergone multitudes of changes and has spread from continent to continent. To understand the way people speak currently would require a deeper look at how it developed and what influenced the changes that has…

the tragic love story between two young lovers called “Romeo and Juliet”. His way of writing is so unique and captivating it blows my mind. Everyone should have a chance to learn something about this extraordinary man. It really doesn’t matter how old you are when you first learn about him but it does matter that you at least know something about him. I think it is necessary to learn about Shakespeare in the ninth grade to at least have some background information about this wonderful writer.…

The “Father of English Literature” Geoffrey Chaucer, born in London around 1343, was the first poet to be buried in the Poets’ Corner of Westminster Abbey and largely influenced literature since he was the first to introduce English in his work while other court poetry was still written in Latin or French. Geoffrey Chaucer was the son of John Chaucer, a London wine merchant, who grew up in an able and wealthy family. He began to write poetry in the 1360s, when England had a peace treaty with…

life, people look for dreams, inspirations, and hopes. People dream as a child to live a castle, strive for change when needed, and hope to be successful. However, dreams cannot all come true for everyone all the time; some people have to fall under the radar in order for others to prosper. George Orwell uses the metaphor of Old Major to represent Karl Marx’s Dream of a society of equality. Old Major’s dreams become the main irony of the book, because the corrupted become the corruptors. This…

Problems and points to be improved of the current English education guidelines by MEXT Problems of the current English education guidelines are motivation for learning of students, and connection elementary school to junior high school to high school (MEXT, 2016). Therefore, students cannot use things that students learned after moving up and graduating, and teachers cannot use teaching methods well. At junior high school and high school, teachers teach English lessons that place importance on…

(“Accent”, n.d.) A common example is the differences in the English language in different countries. Australian English different from American and British English in that it has a bias towards invention, humour, profanity and a classless society. Australian English today, particularly the humorous slang, can be traced back to its convict foundations (Convict Creations, n.d.). While British English tends to be more formalised, Australian English is characterised by diminutives. Diminutives are…

Assignment Heading We now talk about Englishes rather than English and multiliteracies rather than literacies Demonstrate the breadth of your understanding of the diversity of English across time, geography, culture and class and explain why it is essential for teachers in the 21st Century to be aware of ‘multi-literacies’ and language variation. Intro- 150 words Teachers of the 21st Century need to be aware of and up-to-date with the literacy demands required to teach and communicate within…

Starting with “Negro English” or “Black Speech”, these were the first denominations that African American English had. It has to do with the period of time to which they belonged, as at this time colored people would be also designated as “Negro”. It has also been labeled as “Black communication”, which makes more sense than the other two as, at least, this label is referring to the communication patterns, or the communication features, that could be found in the black speech. Also following the…

The culture and pride found surrounding the Deaf community is a concept that remains foreign to English speakers. There are generalizations and misconceptions about those who identify as deaf of hard of hearing. Being truly proficient in American Sign Language (ASL) is not purely based on signing skills. Those who are considered fluent signers are those who understand the underlying concepts and conversational innuendos, such as idioms. American Sign Language is a visual-gestural language…