2. English language
Can be defined
The language of a group of germanic
They may have spoken a north see German
French Germanic dialect
English
Borrowing
Latin
Old English
Middle English
Periods of English
Early English
Modern English
3. Language change (english)
Are impredictable
External change
When the category of a word is
reanalized
Speakers stop using endings
English language
Are more predictable
Star to rely on words
Internal change
May facilitate External causes
contacts have to with
social
,economic, geo
graphical
political and
Internal causes have to historical etc.
do with linguistic reason
May stop contacts
6. The method of human communication, either spoken or written,
consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way
Be used to refer to subordinate variety
of language
Group of people who do not necessaryly share the same
Language in society language, but share a set of norms and rules for the use of
languge
Gives a clue about What we are doing. The concept
of register is typically concerned with
Variation in language conditioned by uses .
Refers to a speaker’s underlying knowledge
of the rules og grammar and the rules for their use
In socially appropiate circumtances.
Consists of a way of pronouncing
a variety.
Which can range from formal to informal depending on
social context
social class , sex, age
