Changes in the English Language from Synthetic to Analytic: An Argumentative Approach

Abstract

The debate upon whether present day English language is analytical is still ongoing, which is why the aim of this study was to determine whether the changes that the English language have gone through have allowed it to change from Synthetic to Analytic. In order to achieve this aim, two research questions were raised: 1. What changes have had an impact on the modern English language since Old English? 2. Is the English language really analytical today? This study was conducted by using qualitative data and the famous Rogerian Argumentative Method. The results showed that as much as English language still has some synthetic aspects, if one looked back all the way to Old English, it is understood that the analytical side of the language takes the lead. The analysis that the English language has had many changes, not just through history itself, but also through its grammar plays a significant role in answering the problem to this research paper.