What has caused the English Spoken today to be different from the English spoken in earlier centuries?
The English language, like other languages, has changed over time due to different reasons. Languages change due to the needs of the speakers as new technologies and experiences require them to use new words to communicate effectively based on their situations. Secondly, the English spoken today is different from the one spoken earlier due to experiences from one person to another. Speakers of a language come into contact with others who speak a different one and due to geographical differences; these people speak differently (British Library, n.d). As such, the differences even within the community based on age, ethnicity and gender and social and educational background shape how the English language is spoken. Further, over time, the English language has developed new vocabulary due to changes in different spheres of life like scientific discoveries, entertainment, and sporting inventions. Again, the difference in the spoken English has also been influenced by cultural and leisure reasons. For instance, in the late 19th century where the term wireless was used, the term has since changed to radio. In addition, the movement of people across national and international boundaries through migration and colonization in earlier centuries has led to the different way of speaking the English language (Birner, n.d). For instance, English speaker today may be comfortable using words like “loco” which is Spanish to describe a “crazy person”.
As a result of these impacts, the English language spoken today is different from the one spoken in earlier centuries as it has embraced new words, pronunciations and expressions as speakers come into contact with new words and phrases in their daily interactions (Birner, n.d). For example the use of Internet slang has affected the English language with phrases like “YOLO” which implies (you only live once).
References
British Library (n.d) Changing Voices; Retrieved on April 19, 2018 from
 http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/sounds/changing-voices/
Birner, B (n.d) Is English Changing? Retrieved from
	https://www.linguisticsociety.org/content/english-changing