AN ANALYSIS OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CONTEMPORARY AND THE CONVENTIONAL
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https://doi.org/10.47611/jsrhs.v13i3.7109Keywords:
Slang, Jargon, Transformative Generative Grammar Theory, Acquisition Theory, Generation X, Generation ZAbstract
The English language had been inspired by the arrival of the Anglo-Saxon tribes, Germanic settlers who later became the population of England, from central Europe to England, spreading through the thirteen colonies. With this in mind, the Anglo-Saxon version of what we call English has significantly changed compared to the more modern-day version. This change can be attributed to the efficient and widespread use of communication in modern generations. Each successive century has seen fairly substantial changes in spoken and written English, particularly spoken. Presently, various terms such as: “Skibidi Toilet”, “cooked”, “fire”, “r u”, and “lol” have been used as a way to convey a message under a different word or connotation. These words were invented through technology directly as a result of technology. The ever changing climate of English falls in line with previously developed linguistic theories by Noam Avaram Chomsky. This leads to the assumption that these newly developed words and sentence structures of English are in correlation with technology. To confirm this phenomenon of “Neo-English” it’s important to analyze this through a cross sectional and thematic analysis hence comparing the literacy of Generation X and Z through collecting data from semi-structured interviews. Ultimately, this study aims to identify the hypothesized phenomenon and bring awareness to ever increasing change in English.
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