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... relative concept that is constantly adapting and changing to reflect the societal and cultural influences that affect its speakers. German philosopher Wilhelm von Humboldt summed up the changing nature of language in 1836 by stating that: There can never be a moment of true standstill in language, just as little as in the ceaseless flaming thought of men. By nature it is a continuous process of development.1 This idea of a language moving constantly and never completely staying still is applicable to any language as it can be shown to be changing through pressures placed upon it by a dominant faction of society. The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis (Appendix One) directly links language and culture by stating that: The content of a language is directly related to the content of a culture and the structure of a language is directly related to the structure of a culture.2 The hypothesis is ...