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Acronyms, Idioms, and Slang, the Evolution of the English Language.
Title: Acronyms, Idioms, and Slang, the Evolution of the English Language.
Category: Social Sciences / Language & Speech
Details: Words: 1214 | Pages: 5.2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Acronyms, Idioms, and Slang, the Evolution of the English Language.
Although the English language is only 1500 years old, it has evolved
at an incredible rate: so much so, that, at first glance, the average person
in America today would find most Shakespearean literature confusing without
the aid of an Old-English dictionary or Cliff's Notes. Yet Shakespear lived
just 300 years ago! Some are seeing this is a sign of the decline of the
English language, that people are becoming less and less literate. As R.
Walker …showed first 75 words of 1214 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1214 total…the coming century, will inevitably come to focus
more on the actual message than the package it is delivered in. It follows
then, that what be developed in the children of the future, more than
anything else, is their ability to think; to formulate a thought worthy of
sharing. For, no matter what shape the English language takes in coming
years, what will never change is the desire and need our of society to
communicate.
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