Povijesni utjecaj na tipologiju engleskog s obzirom na njegov leksik

The history of the English language is divided into four major periods – the Old English, the Middle English, the Early Modern English and the Modern English Period. During these four periods, the language underwent a change from the morphologically synthetic type of language to the mixed type – a combination of synthetic and analytic type. This is primarily seen in English grammar, but the aim of this work is to examine and explain how this change affected the lexis of English. As in its 1500 years of existence English has almost constantly been under the influence of other languages a major portion of this work will deal with the changes in word formation (derivation and compounding) which were introduced under the influence of foreign languages. Three translations of Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People belonging to different historical periods will serve as a basis for description of the evolution of the language and for the comparison of characteristics of word formation with native and non-native elements