Language Concept Map

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Causes Language of Change

Moral factor

Means rapid advances in information technology, industries, products and economy simply require new words that drive langauge change.

Technological factor

Means rapid advances in information technology, industries, products and economy simply require new words that drive language change.

Cultural factor

This means the exposure of one language group to another via television, radio, films, music, magazines and fashion.

Social factor

which means foreign influences from Latin, French, American, Australian, Indian, and others.

Political factor

Which is caused by foreign invasion, migration and colonization.

Types of Language Change

Lexicon

vocubulary or words of a language

Syntax

Word order of a sentence - Thought of grammar - Relationship between words - Provides meaning and understanding

Morphology

Study of structure of words - Inflectional- Number, tense, & degree - Derivational -Prefixes, suffixes, lexical category - Creation of new words

Phonology

study of the sounds in a langauge - Phonemes letters create - Smallest unit of sound - Syllable structure - Sequence of sounds - CVC, CVVC, etc.

Semantics

meaning of words, phrases, and sentences - inherent meanings of words - synonyms, antonyms, homophones, homonyms - mood of a sentence - command, statement, permission, probability

All languages change over time and change is inevitable for any living language. History records that languages change over time at every level of structure which includes vocabulary, phonology, morphology and syntax ( PBS, 2005 ). For many people, it may not be easily apparent or obvious in a day-to-day communication on a personal level because many individuals are so intimately connected to their language that they may fail to see its changes. However, languages do indeed change and some languages flourish, some expand and some languages even die.