Where Is the English Language Heading?
The Future of the English Language
Throughout history, the English language has evolved in many ways through different countries. Anglo Saxon spoken from Tribes in Britain became the common language, what we call Old English. Although modern English may sound different from Old English, there are several words that are recognizable and similar. However, there are also a great amount of changes that were made throughout the past and till this day. In today’s generations, media such as, Internet, music, movies and television has significantly influenced the English language. Most people would argue that English is continuing to evolve for the better; others would say that English is devolving. As I see it, the English language is declining based on the observation in the film, Black Knight. Is the English language dying? That is a question to really think about. Some experts such as Gene Weingarten, has studied and obtained an English degree and argues that the English language is essentially devolving. “It's getting simpler, our vocabularies are shrinking and our ability to form complex sentences is dwindling.” I agree with this statement because our society is depending more and more on social networks, for instance, Twitter, Facebook and general technology. Texting is one of the most widely used forms of communication today, and its popularity only continues to rise. Most people use them in our day-to-day lives, using acronyms, abbreviations and short cuts. People are starting become lazy. The deterioration of Old English is transpiring over time due to lexical and pronunciation changes. By lexical and pronunciation changes, I mean that adoption of new words occur are different sounds are changed. Although, the meaning of the word would still stay the same, they were just appropriated by different groups of speakers. In the movie, Black Knight, we can see a clear distinction between the modern world and the medieval times. In particular, Jamal, a man from
Throughout history, the English language has evolved in many ways through different countries. Anglo Saxon spoken from Tribes in Britain became the common language, what we call Old English. Although modern English may sound different from Old English, there are several words that are recognizable and similar. However, there are also a great amount of changes that were made throughout the past and till this day. In today’s generations, media such as, Internet, music, movies and television has significantly influenced the English language. Most people would argue that English is continuing to evolve for the better; others would say that English is devolving. As I see it, the English language is declining based on the observation in the film, Black Knight. Is the English language dying? That is a question to really think about. Some experts such as Gene Weingarten, has studied and obtained an English degree and argues that the English language is essentially devolving. “It's getting simpler, our vocabularies are shrinking and our ability to form complex sentences is dwindling.” I agree with this statement because our society is depending more and more on social networks, for instance, Twitter, Facebook and general technology. Texting is one of the most widely used forms of communication today, and its popularity only continues to rise. Most people use them in our day-to-day lives, using acronyms, abbreviations and short cuts. People are starting become lazy. The deterioration of Old English is transpiring over time due to lexical and pronunciation changes. By lexical and pronunciation changes, I mean that adoption of new words occur are different sounds are changed. Although, the meaning of the word would still stay the same, they were just appropriated by different groups of speakers. In the movie, Black Knight, we can see a clear distinction between the modern world and the medieval times. In particular, Jamal, a man from