Abstract
Maltese is the only living Semitic language that is a national language of Malta, and it is an official language of the European Union. Also, it is the only Semitic language that is written in the Latin script. Maltese is an autonomous language that greatly influenced by its neighboring countries. Moreover, Maltese has been undergone different changes and stages of development over the centuries from Arabic, Italy, English, and French. The object of this paper is to present a brief overview of Maltese and its history and to provide the linguistic changes in its long history. These historical changes are mainly focusing on three aspects: sounds change, phonological change, and morphological change.
Outline:
1- Introduction:
• Think of this not as “all the background on the topic,” it should inform the reader what the paper’s main problem is, and the goal of each section of the paper that follows.
• write about Maltese language in general and add information about it
• where Maltese spoke
• any interesting information about Maltese
• what the paper will cover and explain it (what is the sounds change, phonological change, and morphological change).
2- brief overview of the history of Maltese language:
• write about the history of Maltese like how it become Maltese.
• The stages of development from first language until it become Maltese
• What languages Maltese influenced by and how and when.
• In general, the history of Maltese.
3- linguistic changes during its history:
a) sounds change:
• what are the sound that change, and how, when, and by which language?
• examples with explanation
• speak about the changes of the sound (phonetics aspect) during the history of Maltese, how it was and how it changes
b) phonological change:
• what are the phonological prosses that change, and how, when, and by which language?
• examples with explanation
• speak about the changes of the systematic organization of sounds (phonology aspect) during the history of Maltese, how it was and how it changes
c) morphological change:
• what are the morphological prosses that change, and how, when, and by which language?
• examples with explanation
• speak about the change of how the form of the words change (morphological aspect) during the history of Maltese, how it was and how it changes
4- Conclusion (10 points)
End with a concluding discussion that briefly what the paper is about.
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