SOCIO-HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS ANALYSIS OF THE LORD’S PRAYER:

OBSERVING THE EVOLUTION OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE THROUGH BIBLICAL TEXTS

Authors

  • Dimas Bagaskara Monash University
  • Istiqlal Masfirotul Li'munawar Universitas Negeri Malang
  • Nabhan Choiron Fuad KU Leuven
  • Irham Irham Universiti Brunei Darussalam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17977/um046v8i22024p92-99

Keywords:

English linguistics, language evolution, socio-historical linguistics

Abstract

The English language has been actively evolving since its genesis in the 5th century England. Social, cultural, and political factors play a huge role in the evolution of the English language. The present study aims to reveal the evolution of the English language from Old English to Modern English from Biblical texts, particularly Matthew 6:9-13, also known as the Lord’s Prayer. The analysis was done in two layers, which are historical linguistics to dissect the evolution of the English language on a lexical, morphological, and syntactic level, and sociolinguistics analysis to point out the reason behind it. The research concluded that, influenced by the social and cultural changes of the time, the English language had experienced constant and gradual simplifications, such as the elimination of Germanic properties of Old English, a uniform pattern in Middle and Early Modern English, and differences of tone and delivery in Modern English variants.

Author Biographies

Dimas Bagaskara, Monash University

Dimas Raditya Bagaskara is a master’s student and a researcher in the field of applied linguistics with specialisation in sociolinguistics, corpus linguistics, and discourse analysis. Dimas has completed his research project titled “Linguistic Incongruences of Left- and Right-Wing American News Media in Presenting the Israel-Hamas Conflict: Corpus-assisted Critical Discourse Analysis” as the partial fulfillment of his master’s degree in applied linguistics.

Istiqlal Masfirotul Li'munawar, Universitas Negeri Malang

Istiqlal Masfirotul Li’munawar is a sophomore majoring in German language education. Her research interests include semiotics and literary analysis. She currently possesses a B1 Niveau certification in the German language and a professional fluency in English. Istiqlal has ample organisational experience and has held multiple administrative and executive positions such as president, head of division, and active member.

 

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Published

2024-09-13

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 2 (2024)

Section

Articles