Chapters Six, Seven, and Eight

People always claim “oh this word is taken from another language “or “we say this in Greek”. We tend to make assumptions from the way we here words around us. However, Yule asserted in his book that words are taken from another and mixed from other words of the same language. Yule also made clear in English there have been new terms formed and starts the use of, it in everyday language. We notice in Chapter 6, Yule explains the ways words are formed, mixed, combined and sometimes even cut from. Yule goes on to discuss further in Chapter 7, more about the characteristics and properties of words. He describes that there are words in the English language that require elements to make meaning to it such as “morphemes” (63). Some morphemes can be stand on their own while others cannot and become meaningless. Yule claims that in many other languages the use of morphemes is essential. In chapter 8, Yule goes more into the syntax of the language. He teaches us what is an article, adjective, and noun, he helps learn what each one is and where we put in a sentence. Chapter 8 also mentions the fact that the English language has no “grammatical gender” (76) unlike Spanish or French. In addition, Yule states that there are components to make a sentence. All in all these chapters are basically showing how forming, structuring, and grammar play a role in language.