Category: History of English Language

Philology : History of English Language  Question : Essay-type  In what sense can loan-words be called some of the milestones of general history? Explain. Introduction  English has grown into a rich language as it has borrowed words and ideas freely from different languages. The English came in contact with different languages and cultures at different…

Philology : History of English Language  Question : Essay-type  Critically examine Jespersen’s observation that the Latin influence from the classical languages is something between a hindrance and a help. Introduction The dimension of Latin influence on English is indicated by Jespersen by a statistics. The Latin loan words beginning with ‘A’ in English vocabulary is…

Main Topics in English Philology  Introduction Old English Prose & Poetry Philology is the history of origin and development of a language. English originates from the languages of various Germanic and Scandinavian[Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland] tribes. They came to the island of Great Britain, where the Celts lived in ancient times. The Celtic tribes ruled…