Recipe analysis:

How language has changed overtime within three different texts:

1: Hannah Glasse, The art of Cookery made Plain and Easy, 1747.

Contextually, this is the oldest piece of text written - as it is a recipe composed within the early 1700s, therefore we expect certain languages features to stand out and sound extremely archaic, and possibly some obsolete features. This is evident within the text, through the use of orthographic spelling. Within this text, it is clear to see that within the English language historically, they replace 's' with 'f', for example 'fmall' 'short' all in which is evident within the text. However, although it was highly common during the 1700s, it has now become obsolete, therefore we do not tend to see this orthographic spelling as the norm of society today. This contextually could be perhaps due to standardization taking place during the late 18th century early 1900s. As dictionaries had been established, we took a more different approach to language and have used the word 's' to describe small, as it may been as phonologically correct by prescriptivists.

Furthermore, it is evident that certain types of words, particularly noun phrases are highlighted in this text, as they all are capitalised. For instance, 'Pepper Corns, Rice, Brown, Coriander' almost demonstrates that there are no compound rules within the late 1700s, and therefore becomes a clear word with no hyphen separating it. However, as language has went through the standardization stage, english has changed significantly.

2: Charles Elme Francatelli, a Plain Cookery: Book for the working classes, 1852

As we look at this recipe, we can see that it was written in 1852. Therefore, standardization has taken place, and this is highly evident through the significant use of 'lessen' whereas in the previous text, this would have been written as 'leffen' however, as mentioned, standardization has removed this and therefore has become obsolete. Archaic words are also evident, such as 'broth' although this word is not frequently used, it is still relevant to the English language today.
Contextually, during the 18th century, the growth and evidence of extended families were highly common, therefore it is likely that this text was aimed for those who are planning to cook for individuala eating with a great amount of family members, in which was seen as traditional. It is evident that this is so due to words associated 'pot' 'fat pot'.
It is interesting to note that the language refers to the third person pronoun 'her' which may symbolize that it is suitable for only women to cook a liquor soup - automatically connects to the stereotypical expression claiming that 'all women belong in the kitchen'
Although cooking may still have connotations of a women producing foods in the kitchen, in modern society the term cooking may refer to any gender, rather than a female.

3: Ainsley Harriott, Meals in minutes, BBC worldwide, 1998.

This is seen as more recent type of recipe. As i look at this recipe, the layout of the recipe has changed significantly over the years, as it is now bullet points in what ingredients you need to buy in order to produce the food correctly.
This recipe is seen as more modern, and, more interestingly, it also states in where you can purchase the products from 'The curry paste  I use is available in most large supermarkets' and is further more specific in how many people is able to be served as well as the preparation in time. This could be that contextually, as people have busy jobs, and with the Equality act being introduced, both men and women now are legally able to maintain full-time jobs, however this can be time restricting and therefore may want to consume food in a much faster process, which is able to do as these new modern recipes allow the reader to be guided in how much time they need to spend.
furthermore, the nutritional scientific information noted below further signify that as a modern society, we may be influenced to look a certain way, and to do so we need to know how much nutrients we consume. By providing the nutritional information at the bottom, this gives clear guidance on the readers intake, which can then allow them to make a decision about whether this recipe is good for them, or not.


As a result of all three texts, the main reason for language changing so significantly is due to globalization taking place, our world is becoming smaller - this is more applicable to the third modern recipe.

LANGUAGE CHANGE TASK:

The following words I will be discussing are where certain words have come from. 

Anorak  -

The word anorak comes from the Kalaallisut word anoraq. It did not appear in English until 1924; an early definition is "gay beaded item worn by Greenland women or brides in the 1930s". 

Barbeque  -

Barbeque derives from the word barabicu found in the language of the Taíno people of Caribbean and the Timucua of Florida, and entered European languages in the form barbacoa. Specifically, the Oxford English Dictionary traces the word back to Haiti, that translates as a "framework of sticks set upon posts".

Barrack -

Barrack, the English word based on an old Catalan word "barraca" (hut), were originally temporary shelters or huts

Blizzard   -

The strongest source of origin was indicated to come from the early settlers of the mid west of the United States especially the states of Iowa and Virginia 

 

  

Bongo - 

Bongos originated in Cuba around the late 19th century and were created for Latin American dance bands. During this time, bongos were most prevalent in eastern Cuba in a style of Cuban music called Changui and Son. 

Bonsai -

- from Japanese, from bon ‘tray’ + sai ‘planting’.

Boomerang -

- early 19th century: from Dharuk

Budgerigar 

  - mid 19th century: of Aboriginal origin, perhaps an alteration of Kamilaroi gijirrigaa 

Bungalow  -

- The term originated in India, deriving from the Gujarati બંગલો baṅgalo, meaning "Bengali" and used elliptically for a "house in the Bengal style" 

Chipmunk -

-   alteration of earlier chitmunk, probably from Ojibwaačitamo·nʔ red squirrel

First Known Use: 1832 

Chutney -

The word "chutney" is derived from the Hindi word chatṭnī, meaning to lick. 

Dinghy -

Bengali origin

Accents:

My experience of different accents have been complicated. For instance, I came into the UK when i was 5 years old, and at that time, my mother described my accent as a strong Swedish accent - where I was born. But as I grew up my accent became more of a received pronunciation way of interacting. Possibly because I tend to socialize with many people who spoke in a received pronunciation, therefore my choice of speaking like this, and not choosing to speak in a Bristolian accent created a big effect on my social interaction. 

I would describe my accent as a general, received pronunciation - with the occasional glottal stop, however not frequently. I think this is because as I grew into a teenager, my surroundings were more involved with those who had a strong accent in which involved using the glottal stop frequently. However, as a person, I made a conscious decision to not have the accent of having a strong glottal stop.

I have not been judged because of how I speak. However, as I live in a city where the accent is quite different to mine, people have questioned whether I grew up in specific London areas, as I do not have the accent in which they speak with.

A received pronunciation is considered as the standard form of British English pronunciation, based on educated speech in southern England, widely accepted as a standard elsewhere. 

 

 Article - 'Yes, we are judged on our accents'

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jan/22/accents-altered-speak 

I have found an article, talking briefly on coming to a conclusion, stating that us, as people are judged on our accents, regardless of where we are born. If we were to have an interview with a institution such as Oxford University, the likely chances are that we would accomodate our speech and converge to the interviewer in order to portray yourself as a well-educated intelligent individual to receive a place. - the same thing the writer of the article had done, trying to conceal her Liverpool accent. 

A2 LANGUAGE CHANGE

E.gs of words that have gone through semantic change/shifting.

• 'Lean' (adj)

Etymologic meaning: "thin, spare, with little flesh or fat," c.1200, from Old English hlæne

Firstly, I explored the term 'lean' in which, historically means a person who is seen as thin, emanciated and is deprived of a certain amount of fat in the body - which may be considered unhealthy in today's society. As you look at this word and compare it with today's meaning, 'lean' has ameliorated its meaning completely by taking on to a more positive meaning, as lean now means someone who is considered as healthy, muscular and in some cases, the word has a contribution with the meat type of lean. In today's meaning, lean has taken on more positive connotations and could be a field-specific lexis in terms of healthy eating, dieting and variety of food specific words, whereas with the etymological meaning it was considered someone who was food deprived.

• Novice

Original meaning: A member of religious  order who has not taken vows yet.

Broadening

Although this word is still used for the same meaning, the word has slightly broadened by using it for many different types of institution rather than religious institutions. for example, you may say that a person is very novice in the engineering industry, as they may have had little or no experience in that particular industry, therefore this word has broadened due to the usage for many other places rather than just religious orders. 

• Revolutionary

Broadening and amelioration

in the etymology dictionary, the term revolutionary meant someone who favors overthrowing an argument, and in today's contemporary meaning, it means involving or causing a complete or dramatic change, therefore it has broadened. Also it has taken a more positive meaning because now it means starting a revolution for political reasons.

• Lewd

Perjoration

original meaning: having an official position in the church

Now in todays meaning the term lewd means: crude and offensive in a sexual way. As you can see this term as perjorated as it has taken a more negative meaning through offense and insults in a sexual way, rather than having a position in a church, which may be seen as a type of positional power, rather than insults.

Homework - comparative analysis.
What language differences are there of the transport cafe menu and the hotel menu?

The texts I have looked at are the Menu B, while discussing its lexical features, and text A (Wayfarer cafe)

Text B involves a menu in which its vocabulary tends to be in a more formal, and sophisticated context, therefore the audience could perhaps be those who are generally in formal situations and has experience in dealing sophisticated cuisine type of expressions due to its high level of vocabulary. Whereas in contrast text B could mainly be aimed at Looking at the menu, there happens to be a great number of noun phrases, such as 'peeled prawns' in which gives the reader a greater imagination of the food, as well as giving a type of impact that would allow them to read on further, We can see that the text involves a great amount of cuisines, therefore it is obvious that the text maintain the lexical field of food, similar to text B which also maintains the lexical field of food, however the different types of food advertised on the menu happen to be slightly contrasting. for example, text B maintains more northern traditional food in which a reader may arrive into a shop and generally take the food away and contextually may cost slightly cheaper, whereas within the Text A - it shows a more variety of complex filled foods in which have been described in a more sumptuous and elegant way, in which would generally be more expensive and be in a setting in which you may have to book seats formally. The graphological aspects are a key too within text A and B. In text A, it is seen that the use of capitalization have been utilized in order to perhaps attract the local readers, whereas in text B it has utilized a more formal, italic type in order for readers to receive a great first impression of the restaurant.

Homework.

Telegraphic speech: Sophie at 2 years and four months.
This is known, according to linguists, is the speech during the two word stage of child language acquisition in children, which is laconic and efficient, Within my transcript, it shows a girl called Sophie who begins within the telegraphic stage. This telegraphic stage contains many three or four word sentences, however, grammatically - this is seen as accurate as her syntactic structure is accurate. Examples include ''read that'' which contextually, could perhaps mean read a book, in which she is mentioning to her care-giver. Sometimes, during this stage, sophie begins to form links within the words. The consistent incorrect use of the possesive pronoun creates a sense that children who are at the age of two years and four months tend be more ego-centric.This is evident within the text as sophie utilises this through the use of the possesive pronoun 'me' rather than the pronoun 'I'.  During this stage, sophie is only using two words at a time, they are still able to put the words in an order that closely resembles the order in which the words should be in a fully-formed sentence.

As sophie is the age of two years, she is also learning to acquire speech Emergence. Similarly to the two word stage of language acquisition, sophie will display the ability to construct simple phrases and communicate basic ideas. Sophie's comprehension improves greatly, but production will still be low, and basic. This is the stage in which grammar errors occur frequently and sentences structure is not always accurate. Nevertheless, she will be able to communicate thoughts and ideas and she can therefore respond effectively to more advanced questions like “why…” and “how…”. 

Sophie begins to develop more complex phrases with multiple words which is much more evident by the age of three years and two months - this is also commonly known as the post-telegraphic stage. Sophie can therefore better define items and personal belongings by combining two words at a time, such as 'can I borrow your corder' For example, sophie may point to a car and say “mommy car”, communicating that either sophie thinks that is her mother’s car or it actually is.

Language investigation ideas:

My initial idea for my language investigation was to investigate the use of code switching, amongst my home which is mainly a multi-lingual environment. Because of this, it has given me the opportunity to record data of my mother code switching from English, to multiple of languages, as she is able to speak four fluent languages. Therefore, I have decided to investigate on how she code switches, what particular words she uses in English and what she translates this into, etc. It is also essential to focus on how particular words she uses gives us a different interpretation and meaning of its original meaning, and why is so. This will all be analysed within my investigation.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZatrvNDOiE&feature=related

This main clip contains a section of the Horizon documentary, talking about, in detail, how individuals and particularly children learn the way they stimulate their minds and use language. and most importantly, learn the way they utilize language within their speech. It takes thousands of thoughts and decisions every time a child begins to communicate, and this is because they maintain a unique ability (as we all do) that defines us as humans. Within this clip, Deb Roy successfully developed a Speech Home Project. The speech home project is an experiment to test Deb Roy's son's development of language, which was recorded for a great amount of time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsaqD9FVRsM&feature=relmfu

this clip explains brifely about how different children pick up language features, however in different stages within their life. According to the clip, children will be able to learn an incredible 3000 words every year, and this is due to the stimulation that children have during their times of learning language within the home, as well as communication from their care-givers. This process tends to be a more natural process, rather than being told what to do at a young age. Theorists say if we get told me to do something, we will never learn.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oimnxkEj4ns&feature=relmfu

This clips explains a man who suffered a stroke. which resulted in difficulties in speaking, as well as responding to certain questions. this is because during his stroke, a part of the man's brain had stopped functioning, which is vital for speech. He is told to describe a picture that contained general pictures. The man had the ability to do so, however he suffered some difficulties as he kept being asked.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTbI-G42JoY&feature=relmfu 

This clip explains a man who has the ability to remember a variety of words, that means different things within different languages, and has the ability to remember words and sentences in different languages. He is given a set of words to memorize in a certain language and is then told to recap them speaking English, which shows that different people who may have speech difficulties are still able communication in an incredible way. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmsQJfyVrr0&feature=relmfu 

This clip explains how birds are able to communicate, in terms of sounds, however not in words. it has made a somewhat 'unattractive' noise. When the research is compared to the bird's sound and the generation, each new generation of birds didn't imitate the sounds of their fathers, they also improved it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqs-jKSdj8Y&feature=relmfu 

this clip also explains that we may have been physically be able to speak, but linguists believe that it is more likely that the birth of language is coincided with the proliferation of man made objects about 50,000 years ago.