The document discusses the basis and development of music-related English terms. It notes that many Italian musical terms originated in Italy as the center of music and religion, and birthplace of opera. It also discusses English becoming a global lingua franca, and the etymological origins and processes of generalization, specialization, meaning transfer, and addition that have influenced musical English vocabulary over time and across cultures. The conclusion is that musical English words have developed through syntax, morphology and other changes influenced by historical and cultural contexts.