Subject and Aims of the History of English. Chronological divisions in the History of English

In the structure of every language: both diachronic elements (remnants of old conjugations, declensions), and new elements reflecting the latest trends in its development.

• In the structure of every language: both diachronic elements (remnants of old conjugations, declensions), and new elements reflecting the latest trends in its development.

• Old words die out, fall out of the vocabulary, new words are added, often due to external influences, borrowings or to the development of science and culture.