Introduction
The human being has always had the need to communicate, to be heard, to express and transmit his feelings to others, since we are naturally social beings, and this communication process has occurred over time, whether with symbols, Words or artistically.
Our ancestors captured what they saw with cave paintings and now we have words for almost everything thanks to the various languages that have been invented, one of them is English, this language is considered the most important because it is the most studied.
English through time
Everything begins with the Indo-European, the languages that are spoken in much of Europe are called, also by the north of India, Pakistan and Central Asia, which gave rise to the Germanic languages and from there finally an indication of the English However, it had to go through a long process to be the language we know today.
The history of English is divided into four stages or periods that are old English, middle English, early modern English and finally late modern English.
Old English
Ancient English or Anglo-Saxon, it was a deeply Germanic language brought by the tribes who came to migrate to the affected British Isles of Germany in the 5th century, DC Ancient English still retains some short words that we can recognize today (he; he - and his derivatives), but the construction of more complex phrases and vocabulary requires greater attention.
Middle English
Middle English is called that because Anglo-Saxon rules are systematically broken down and compromised by the various influences of Viking invasions, the Norman conquest (1066) and of course Latin, which was the language of the church. We begin to find a greater influence of the Romance languages of continental Europe and a change in the sound of the language.
Early modern English
It is considered that modern English began in the 16th century and extends to the present. It is characterized by the 'Great change of vowels', which, with the support of the invention of the printing press and the growing technology of generalized communication (on paper and later, through the radio) led to the lengthening and adjustment of sounds of the vowels. and a standardization of spoken language.
Late modern English
In 1755, Samuel Johnson published the first English dictionary (A Dictionary of the English Language). The main difference between early modern English and late modern English is vocabulary. Late modern English has more words arising from two factors: the Industrial Revolution and technology and the British Empire, which would cover a quarter of the world with which English will adopt many words from many countries.
Conclusion
In my opinion, I think it is always important to know the origin of things and review the whole process that had to be carried out in order to use the English language today, and it seemed interesting to know how many words they have in common with other languages , just to realize that every human being has something in common that is the need to communicate.
References:
- Cantu, T.. (2016). Los 3 Idiomas más Importantes del Mundo. Noviembre 3, 2019, de Growing up Sitio web: https://cursosdeinglesmonterrey.com/idiomas-importantes-del-mundo/
- Catarina. (2015). La importancia de la comunicación. Noviembre, 2019., de UDLAP Sitio web: http://catarina.udlap.mx/u_dl_a/tales/documentos/lis/velez_m_g/capitulo1.pdf
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