How it started; My research

Heya bloggers of "London dialect; the past and the present" wow that's a mouthful! So, if you are interested in london dialects, AKA, the slang they use, different languages or words they might use for different professions, and hierarchies, and the way they pronounce things, then this might be an interesting site for you! Yay! If that topic totally and completely bores you, then don't read it, move on to a different site. Booh! Anyways, you might wonder, why would someone research london dialects randomly, then make them into a blog. Well, I am doing this for a freshman language arts project. So, the first step I have been working on, is basically I have been researchng the etymology of the london dialects, so that I can figure out where it all started, and it is going okay. I have found a few sites, that will be of vital importance to me, but I still need to research some of the more modern slangs and dialects used in London. I do know, that in the past they didn't really speak in English, unless they were poor, but insted they would use Latin, for intellectual purposes, and French, for people higher up the ranking pole, so to speak. Some of the sites I used, include, http://www.uni-duisburg-essen.de/SHE/HE_DialectsModernEnglish.htm http://www8.georgetown.edu/departments/medieval/labyrinth/library/oe/oe.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Modern_English

So, anyways, I hope you found what I found interesting, I will be back soon with more info on the london dialects, only this time it will be modern. :)

Language Beliefs: Okay, my language beliefs are, that language is a part of who you were, who you are, and who you will be. You cannot change your languistical ways, any more than you can change you. Which, I suppose is possible, but on some levels, it won't change.

Research Goals: Originaly, my research goals, were to find out about the different dialects in London, and how they evolved through time. However, when my research topic changed, so did my goals, so, now, my goals are, to show you the 'real' Olde Englysh styles. Also, to show you that some of the things people think about Olde Englysh, are prejudiced.

Research Questions: My new research questions are, when was Olde Englysh used, why, and by who.

Research Plan: My research plan, was to google as much info about Olde Englysh as possible, and then find a translator system online to translate simple sentences.