Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-06-21
A GLANCE AT OUR MOTH
Err TONGUE.
Essay and Valedictory deliver
ed at the first Commencement
OF the Warren High School by
Miss Anna Swandbv.

tongue. Therefore it's primary mean
ing is the expression Of thought b.
the use of the tongue. There are al
so other ways by which we may ex
press our thoughts, as by gestures
signals and by pictorial and WRITER
signs.
BY that we see that Language
means not only utterance but all tn,
Ways in which men make known thei
thoughts. When We think OF speecl
MS belonging to all men, we would
naturally ask, why is it that all me1
speak and how did the first race.
who lived on earth learn to talk?
There are several theories as tc
how language originated. One il
That it was a direct revelation from
God. Another is that it was of human
origin and still another that it was
both human and divine; that God, Sc
created man that he had the powe,
and ability to make speech for him
sell and with it's aid to provide him
sell with food, clothing and shelter.
From the forms Of speech which are
now in use, we can trace backward
to the forms that existed in earlier
times. Thus we can study the life
and growth OF a language. We can
not positively determine what were
the earliest forms OF speech. We
could naturally suppose that the
first attempt man would make to
talk would be on imitation of what
he heard and that he might use the
'nterjections, oh, ah, pooh, etc, as
expressions OF pain, pleasure, sur
prise, fear or disgust.
Scholars in studying the relations
that exists between language lave
been guided by, the iact that there
ire resembIances in roots. words and
forms OF infection and construction
just as there are resemblances in
form, features, expression and even
traits OF character in children belong
ing to the same family. ...,... ).
Thus far there has been esta blishefl
the existence OF two distinct families.
The first is the Indo-European, 40
named because it includes all the Ian
Suages OF India and Europe; the Sec
ond is the Semitic, so named because
it, is thought that the races repre-
scented descended from Shem. 1t is
thought that the Celts were the first
band OF people who travelled west
ward, for in early times they lived in
Spain, Gaul and Italy. The history
OF the English language begins with
this people.
When Julius Caesar was conquer
ing the Celts in Spain and Gaul, the
Romans saw from the coast of Gaul
an unknown land. As the generals
had Il desire to enlarge the Roman
dominion, they determined to ex-
p'ore the country. The Romans call
ed this land Britannia and the people
Britons. Caesar tells us that the
BritOns were brave, fierce and war;
like. They lived in houses that were
made of poles. There were no win
lows or chimneys. They lived by
raising tiocks and hunting wild ami
mails.
Although Caesar did not complete
The conquest OF Britain, the Romans
Britain as one OF theirprov-
noes. They kept its inhabitants in
! se'ni-subjection by keeping Il mill
airy force there.
The Romans made many improve
nents in the country. They built
Dads, established trading places,
md taught the people how to build
louses the way the Romans built |
hem.
AS there were but few Romans who
iyed in Britain, there was no inter-
OF races and consequently |
he language OF the country was very
title changed.
There has not been more than one
undret words added to our Ian
mage by the Romans who ruled FIVE
enturies, and al these nearly all are
roper Names. When the Romans
their forces from Britain,
he Britons were attacked by Wild
RIDES from the north and not bein.
rave enough TO try to conquer these
ribes alone, they appealed to the
'omans to come back and help
hem. But the Romans could not as
hey were too busy with their own
roubles. Then the Britons asked
clip from the Angles and Saxons
them land and money for
heir aid.
The Angles and Sax0ns accepted I
his offer and helped to drive back /
be CaledOnians. But when the work
as completed, they began a quarrel
18th their employers in regard to the
ay, demanding more than the Brit
III king could we'll pay. The Brit
ms now regretted that they had
sked the Angles and Saxons to help
hem but it was too late for they
ere already getting ready to come
YER and take the land which the
rtons would not give them. When
hey came the Britons met them at
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