An Essay on Standard English
An Essay on Standard English
An Essay on Standard English
An Essay on Standard English
English, as an independent language, had taken birth in the mouth of the Anglo-Saxons in fourth-century England. Basically, there were four dialects-...
The Origin and Development of Plural Ending in English
The Origin and Development of Plural Ending in English
The Origin and Development of Plural Ending in English
The Origin and Development of Plural Ending in English
The Origin and Development of Plural Ending in English: Like...
The Process of Word Formation in English
 The Process of Word Formation in English
The Process of Word Formation in English
The Process of Word Formation in English
Besides its own native sources, English vocabulary has not only been enlarged by foreign and borrowed...
The Great Vowel Shift
 The Great Vowel Shift
The Great Vowel Shift
The Great Vowel Shift
English is a continuously growing language with some changes, especially in pronunciation. This changing phenomenon of the English language is explained by two shifts: one...
Loan Words as the Milestone of English
Loan Words as the Milestone of EnglishÂ
Loan Words as the Milestone of English
Loan Words as the Milestone of EnglishÂ
Loan Words as the Milestone of English: Almost all the language of the world borrows words,...
Shakespeare’s Contributions to English
Shakespeare's Contributions to English
Shakespeare's Contributions to English
Shakespeare's Contributions to English
William Shakespeare, the greatest English poetic dramatist, contributed many new elements to the English language through his world-famous plays and sonnets. His contributions to the...
Influences or Contributions of the English Bible to English
Influences or Contributions of the English Bible to English
Influences or Contributions of the English Bible to English
Influences or Contributions of the English Bible to English
(Influences or Contributions of the English Bible to English): English...
French (Norman) Influences on English
French (Norman) Influences on English
French (Norman) Influences on English
French (Norman) Influences on English
One of the most illuminating foreign influences on English is the French influence by the Normans. The Normans were the inhabitants of...
Greek Influences on English
Greek Influences on English
Greek Influences on English
Greek Influences on English
Greek influence on English began from the origin of the English language and till today this influence is going on. This long time throughout the...
Scandinavian (Norse) Influences on English
Scandinavian (Norse) Influences on English
Scandinavian (Norse) Influences on English
Scandinavian (Norse) Influences on English
English as a language has not come to the present worldwide station in a day or two, but through evolution and development...
Latin Influences on English
Latin Influences on English
Latin Influences on English
Latin Influences on English
English is an omnivorous language. It borrows words and linguistic elements freely from any language of the world when occasion needs. From the very earliest...
Characteristics of Modern English Language
Characteristics of Modern English Language
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English as a Masculine Language
Characteristics of Modern English Language
Characteristics of Modern English Language
Or
English as a Masculine Language
English is a language of world-wide extension. It is spoken and read not only...
The Characteristics of the English Language
The Characteristics of the English Language
The Characteristics of the English Language
The Characteristics of the English Language
The English language took birth in the mouth of the Anglo Saxons around the fifth century in England and...
Indianness in Indian English
Indianness in Indian English
Indianness in Indian English
Indianness in Indian English
The history of Indian English Literature began in 1830 with the publication of 'Shair and Other Poems' by Kashiprasad Ghose. Hence many Indian writers have...
Theories of Style Monism Dualism and Pluralism
Theories of Style Monism Dualism and Pluralism
Theories of Style Monism, Dualism and Pluralism
Theories of Style: Monism Dualism and Pluralism
Style' refers to the characteristic manner or way of expression in prose or poetry- it is...
Types of Sentence in English
Types of Sentence in English
Types of Sentence in English
Types of Sentence in English
When a set of words are combined together under certain grammatical rules to express a complete sense is called a Sentence. In...
A Brief Note on Morphology
A Brief Note on Morphology
A Brief Note on Morphology
A Brief Note on Morphology
Morphology is the study of the grammatical units of a language and of their formation into words including inflection, derivation and composition....
The Factors Influencing the Acquisition of a Second Language
The Factors Influencing the Acquisition of a Second Language
The Factors Influencing the Acquisition of a Second Language
The Factors Influencing the Acquisition of a Second Language
Language other than one’s mother tongue is called Second Language....