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English is always changing. The English that people used 500 years ago is very different from the English we use now. Even in the last fifty years, English has changed. New words are entering our language all the time. The words internet, email and mobile phone are only twenty years old. The word website is even younger. We only started using it fifteen years ago. But what causes languages to change? And is language change a positive or a negative thing?

There are many reasons that languages change. One reason is that technology changes. We use new words for new types of technology. Thirty years ago, we only used the word mouse in English to describe an animal. Today, the word mouse also means the object you use to control a computer. Another important reason for language change is communication between different countries and cultures. For instance, English uses words like sugar from Arabic, shampoo from Hindi and yoghurt from Turkish. Languages also change because young people create their own way of talking that is different from their parents. Teenagers often use new slang﹣informal words and phrases﹣to talk to their friends. Some slang gets forgotten, but other slang words become part of normal, everyday language. Words like bus and rock music started as slang, but now they are in the dictionary and everyone uses them.

But is language change a good thing or a bad thing? Some people think that we should stop languages from changing. They think that they need to protect their language or it will die or become worse. In France, there is an organization called L'Académie Francaise that decides what is correct and what is incorrect in French. They look at the new words that people are using and decide whether they are good French or not. There are also organizations like this in other countries, such as Indonesia and Spain. However, other people believe that language change is a natural thing and shouldn't be stopped. They think that it is normal that languages change over time. They think that languages need to change to stay modern and interesting.



Title: Language Change


Changes of English

★ English (1)    in the past 500 years.

New words are entering our language all the time, such as email and website.

Three reasons for

language change

★Technology changes.

The word "mouse" also means "鼠标"in Chinese today.

★People from different countries and cultures   (2)   

Words like sugar, shampoo, and yoghurt are from different countries.

★Young people create their own way of talking.

Some slang words (3)   while other slang becomes part of everyday language.

(4)   on language change

★Some think language change (5)   . If not, their language will become worse or die.

★Some think language change is normal and natural. It can make languages stay modern and interesting.



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