1.6 Language and Culture

Question 1

is language static 4 points

Answer 1

Language changes and adapts as the society in which is used also changes and develops
2.In part, this is because we need to have the language to be able to talk about new concepts and inventions, like the wheel or digital communications
3.Language also changes to reflect a society’s ever-evolving structure and outlook.
4.The words used in a language can reveal elements and values of the society of a particular time (remember the women list)

Question 2

What is Anglo-Saxon 4 points

Answer 2

Also referred as Old English, is seen as the direct precursor to the language we speak today
2.although, of course, many other languages have helped to shape modern English
3-Anglo-Saxon was established in England in about the fifth century
4.Brought by Germanic tribes (Angles, Jutes, Saxons) who settled and, in many parts of the country, superseded the resident Celtic tribes and their languages