Blog Prompt: Now that you understand how the English Language evolved, share with us some words into which you have gained new insights (about their origin, their form, etc.)In what ways is Elizabethan English different from the English we use today? Discuss some new terms and grammars that exist in the various Englishes in the world today.
English today is such an important language to all people worldwide and it is not only about new words. While English in the past was vastly different from what we have today, I personally feel that the words today sound much nicer than before. Would you rather say the word “hath” than “have”? It sounds weird to us because we are accustomed to the language today. However, the last two websites/articles have brought out the importance of the English Language today. Today, English is seen as the official and worldwide language to be used everywhere. However, the different English has also resulted in some negatives, such as the construction of profanities or phrases. Nevertheless, Shakespeare’s Language most likely played a crucial role in deciding the language we have today, according to research done, 3000 words from Shakespeare’s language influenced words or were added into the dictionary we have today. Wherever we go, we would hear English. In our normal lives in our school, aren’t the majority of the lessons in English? Even when we converse with our classmates, how many of us converse in different languages such as Chinese? English has been an important tool to all, being recognised as the official language, everyone will need to “at least” have some knowledge of it. Examples include businesses within two different countries, where they use English to converse, besides, what happens when there is an emergency signal? Are you going to give it in all 4 languages (based on Singapore) or only spread the message in English? In one of the articles, a student’s Greek friend who heard of the London Bombings immediately called the student to alight the bus and a minute later, the bus was truly a target of bomb explosions, which had saved his life. The language they used to converse despite having 2 different nationalities: English. Look ahead in the future: Would there be any changes to the English language? What would happen in the future? Would there be new words added to the dictionary?
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Well, I suppose this continuous evolving of the English Language might make things more understandable and easier to comprehend. However, I would like to say that the English from the past was a rather interesting language. Taking the Merchant of the Venice for example, if you were to ask anyone today what a Janus is, I bet that not more than half of the people can answer that. However, in the past, this words are all commonly used and still, allow others to comprehend their meaning easily. I would say that English in the past, despite it being more difficult, has truly combined both the language at that time and the History together to form one whole complete language: English. Thus, I'd say that the English in the past would be more educational as well as fun in a way.
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