English, like all other language, is constantly changing. When a language stops to change, we call it a dead language. Classical Latin is a dead language because it has not changed for nearly 2,000 years.
The change that is going on in a living language can be easily seen in the vocabulary. Old words die out and new words are added. Much of the vocabulary of Old English has been lost, and the development of new words to meet new conditions is one of the most familiar phenomena of our language. Change of the meaning can be seen from any page of Shakespeare. Nice in Shakespeare’s day meant foolish; rheumatism (风湿病) meant a cold in the head. Another change is pronunciation. Change in the vowel sounds has characterized English throughout its history. Old English start has become our stone; cu has become cow. Most of these changes are regular. Changes likewise occur in the grammatical forms of a language. These may be the result of gradual phonetic modification (语音变化). T
A. all of the Old English words have died out or changed their meaning
B. new words come out to meet the new situations
C. most of the changes in English vowel pronunciation are regular
D. the change in pronunciation may lead to the change in grammar
English, like all other language, is constantly changing. When a language stops to change, we call it a dead language. Classical Latin is a dead language because it has not changed for nearly 2,000 years.
The change that is going on in a living language can be easily seen in the vocabulary. Old words die out and new words are added. Much of the vocabulary of Old English has been lost, and the development of new words to meet new conditions is one of the most familiar phenomena of our language. Change of the meaning can be seen from any page of Shakespeare. Nice in Shakespeare’s day meant foolish; rheumatism (风湿病) meant a cold in the head. Another change is pronunciation. Change in the vowel sounds has characterized English throughout its history. Old English start has become our stone; cu has become cow. Most of these changes are regular. Changes likewise occur in the grammatical forms of a language. These may be the result of gradual phonetic modification (语音变化). T
A. nobody speaks it
B. it’s too difficult to learn
C. it stops changing
D. people who speak that language die out
| Like all other mothers who have small
children, 1, too, have to steal time--from my own children at home and from the
children who know me as their teacher---just to put a few words down on paper.
Many times I’ve wanted to write for myself, for other women, for my parents, for
my husband, and especially for my children. I would have liked to leave a
legacy (遗产) of words explaining what it has meant to have twins. One reason
there is not a great deal written about being a mother of a new baby is that
there is seldom a moment to think of anything else but the baby’s
needs. With twins, I did not have a spare hand to write with. Before my twins were born, my days were long but I had nothing to write about. After the twins’ birth I did have something to write about, but I found myself facing not a pen or paper but milk bottles.< A. Her role as a wife. B. Her work as a writer. C. Her role as a teacher. D. Her experience as a mother. [单项选择]In the eyes of all other European peoples, Englishman is _______.
A. open-minded B. cold-hearted C. receptive D. least sober-minded [单项选择]Who speaks English best of all
A. Jack. B. Dick. C. Bo 我来回答: 提交
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