A History of the English Language Task I, Cosmopolitan Vocabulary

Cosmopolitan Vocabulary Abdurrahman Shaleh R Citra Restu Wulandari English is classified as a Teutonic Language which

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Cosmopolitan Vocabulary Abdurrahman Shaleh R Citra Restu Wulandari

English

is classified as a Teutonic Language which consists of German, Dutch, Flemish, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian. So, English language shares similar grammatical structure and many common words.

But, on the other hand, English have more than half of its vocabulary derived from Latin, mainly through French. So as a result English shares a great number of words with those languages of Europe which are derived from Latin like French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.

To a lesser content, the English vocabulary contains borrowings from many other languages. Instead of making new words chiefly by the combination of existing elements, English has shown a marked tendency to go outside her own linguistics resources and borrow from other language.

Borrowings have shaped the English language almost from its beginnings, as words were adopted from the classical languages as well as from successive wave of invasions. During the 16th Century, English had already adopted words from an estimated 50 other language and the vast majority of English words today are actually foreign borrowings of one sort or another.

Since the expansion of global trade, and particularly since British colonialism opened up rich new sources, a huge number of words have been adopted into English from a great diversity of different languages. In a reverse process, many English words have also been adopted by other countries.

Examples Native American Chipmunk, hominy, moose, raccoon, skunk

Dutch Measles, selvage, wagon, uproar, isinglass

Italian Balcony, canto, duet, granite, opera

Examples Spanish Alligator, cargo, stampede, vanilla, mosquito

Greek Acme, acrobat, catastrophe, magic, elastics

Indonesian Cassowary, orangutan, satay, cajuput, durian

Examples Persian Khaki, dervish, caravan, chess, paradise

Russian Steppe, vodka, ruble

Other examples en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Lists_of_English_words_o f_foreign_origin

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