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- Title
Panacea of Vocabulary: The Formation of Words is a Growth from within and an Integral Part of English Etymology.
- Authors
Nezami, Syed Raihan Ahmed
- Abstract
Numerous words used in English today come from other languages. There are lots of Latin and Greek and French influences on most European languages like English, and Spanish. You would be surprised at how this basic awareness of the origin of the English language can be of great help to us. English language has been enriched by borrowing from foreign tongues, but it is not merely by borrowing; new words can easily be created and are being created almost every day. English has a long history of growth since long; basically it can be divided in three periods - old English, Middle English and modern English. The period of old English falls between 450 and 1150 a. C. It was quite flexible like many European languages such as Greek, Latin and Indo-European languages. This period is marked as a period of formation and growth of English as a new language. The most meaningful changes came in Middle English between 1150 and 1500 a. C. The grammar was also changed. It was no more flexible but it had become completely analytical. This remarkable change was due to the invasion by the Normandy, which continued for about 400 years. Thousands of words were added to its vocabulary from French and Latin and its growth was in full swing. The period of modern English started from 1500 till the date. At this time the printing press was invented which eased the conservative process of grammar and orthography. The need for a standard language for its readers was badly felt at that time. The discoveries and travels by the British all over the world highly accelerated the transmission process of new vocabulary and its growth. They came into contact of about 50 languages, among which especially French and Spanish highly enriched English. In this period, there occurred notable changes in its pronunciation and phonology. There are a variety of ways in which a new word can be formed out of the native speech material, showing thereby, that English has grown from within and is still growing of itself. The different ways by which new words have been formed are:
- Subjects
ENGLISH word formation; LOANWORDS; ENGLISH etymology; HISTORY of the English language; OLD English language; MIDDLE English language; EARLY modern English language
- Publication
Language in India, 2011, Vol 11, Issue 12, p213
- ISSN
1930-2940
- Publication type
Article