语法小疑云------"古今英语对比"EnglishtodayisverydifferentfromtheEnglishspokenlong,longago.Bythe12thcentury,thelanguagehasalreadychangedverymuch.Peoplethencouldnotreadthewritingsfromtheyear700.Thehistoryofthe
语法小疑云------"古今英语对比"
EnglishtodayisverydifferentfromtheEnglishspokenlong,longago.Bythe12thcentury,thelanguagehasalreadychangedverymuch.Peoplethencouldnotreadthewritingsfromtheyear700.ThehistoryoftheEnglishhasthreeparts--"OldEnglish"(beforetheyear1150)."MiddleEnglish"(uptill1500)and"ModernEnglish"(1500tonow).
ThebiggestdifferencefromOld,MiddleandModernEnglishisinvocabulary.Grammarhasnotchangedgreatly.Butthousandsofnewwordshavecomeintothelanguage.ManyofthesearefromFrench.
Anotherimportantchangeispronunciation.IthaschangedsomuchthattherearealmostnowordssaidthesamewaytodayasinOldEnglish.
1:bythe12thcentury中的BY是固定搭配么?可否用其它介词来代替么,能用哪些来代替呢?
2:theyear700中的theyear为什么指的是公元?它还能表示其它的么?
3:thebiggestdifferencebetweenOld,MiddleandModernEnglishisinvocabulary.为什么是invocabulary?如果没了in会一样么?有in和没in的分别在哪呢?