The English language has changed in many ways over the years for example, the movement of people across countries and continents, for example migration and, in previous centuries, colonisation. (Pearson 2017). Changes have not only been to the way English is written, but also to the way It is spoken. There are many factors which have contributed to this change. Factors such as geography, time, culture and class have significantly impacted the way English is used today and continues to be used.
Multiliteracies refers to the ways we have literacy which is reading, writing and comprehending. Time is one of the biggest impacts in the changes to the English language. For example, early modern English which was used by Shakespeare is dated from around 1500 which was the way English was spoken today in the 21st century most individuals have trouble understanding a sentence from modern English because of the way it has changed over time it is not familiar to them. For example, in the play “No fear Shakespeare Hamlet” Barnardo says “'Tis now struck twelve. Get thee to bed, Francisco “which is English however it may seem like a language which we are unfamiliar however all it means is “The clock’s just striking twelve. Go home to bed, Francisco” while in today’s day no one would speak like that as it isn’t the form in modern English it was the way
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As of today, the English language is considered, and widely accepted as the international language, so knowing how to use this language is on indispensable ability. Culture has shaped our world as we are living in a globalised world, and culture often influences language. When there are thousands of different cultures in one country the language is bound to be impacted. For example, some words from some ethnic groups have made their way into mainstem English usage, for example the words “Yallah and Habibi” words which were once used as slang are now found in the English