The presentation explores how languages change over time, focusing on internal changes such as grammar and morphology. It discusses the dynamic nature of language through examples like the evolution of plural forms and the effects of phonological changes, semantic shifts, and language contact. Additionally, it highlights the cognitive aspects of morphological change, emphasizing how speakers reshape their understanding of linguistic forms.

1. .
NAME;
MOHAMMAD
FAROOQUE
ROLL NO;

2. D I A C H R O N I C
M O R P H O L O G
Y

3. The aim of this presentation is to
answer these questions?
• How languages change
internally?
• Is language dynamic or static?
Internally (grammar or
morphology)
• diachronic view vs synchronic
view?
• Picture of old English vs standard
English

4. There are about thousands of languages, but
the question is do they change over the period?
For instance, if we take little example of the word shoe
earlier its plural was shoo-n. But today it is shoes.
One example from school to university? In
pronouncing words---
Why are endings pronounced differently in some nouns?
Meanwhile original nouns remain same.
Markers;

5. Firstly, these changes could be due to
phonological change or utterance of words.
Secondly, semantic shift has morphological
consequences. Animacy
Thirdly, the function
Fourthly, the language contact is the
potential cause of morphological change.

6. • The easiest example can be
given by blending –the
morphological process. Induced
after kind of analogy. This
change extends to other
morphological processes as
well.
• Lastly, reshaping due to similar
meanings.
• Innovation- potato-chips fries
or whatever.

7. The word “Tofu—tofud “first one can be uttered as second
one for many so changing the structure.
Thus, there is cognitive dimension to morphological change,
in the sense that it involves speakers actively making
connections among linguistic forms and actively reshaping
their mental representation of forms.