Lection N 1 The formation of the English Nation and the English Language. 1. Celtic invasion and its influence. 2. Roman invasion and its influence. 3. Anglo-Saxon invasion and its influence. 4. The spread of Christianity. 5. Danish invasion and its influence. 6. Norman invasion and its influence. 7. The formation of the English language. Different borrowings. 1. During the period from the 6th to the 3rd century B.C. a people called the Celts spread across Europe from the
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but English had no prestige whatsoever. Latin was the written language of the Church and of many secular documents; it was also spoken in the newly emerging universities and in the Church. Scandinavian was still spoken (but not written) in the Danelaw and other areas of heavy Scandinavian settlement‚ though it was soon to be assimilated to English‚ its influence being restricted primarily to loanwords in English and to dialectical
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1. What is the name of the first inhabitants of the British Isles? The Iberians or Megalithic men arrived from the region of the Mediterranean and inhabited the island between 3000 and 2000 BC 2. What part of Europe Off the north-west coast of continental Europe 3. When was the battle at Hastings? 14 October 1066 4. What is the current UK population? More than 62 millions. 5. Longest river in the UK Severn (220 miles). Flows to the South. 6. Name the longest river in the British
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first Scandinavian invasion – the Vikings attacked England. Vikings were very mobile people‚ they were sailing along the rivers‚ very clever people‚ DANES VIKINGS NORMANS – three Scandinavian tribes. after 850 – the regular large scale invasions Danelaw – the land which was obtained by the Danes. King Alfred the Great – king of Wessex; modernized the wessex defence and navy: he defended England when the country was invaded by Danes:
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Heather Pinson Ramsey Engl. 456-01 05/02/11 Anglo-Saxon England: The shift of women’s rights “Male protection‚ of course‚ is a relative thing‚ and there must have been Anglo-Saxon families in which the wife was more assertive than her husband‚ and therefore‚ less in need of direct control” (Rivers). Widows were the most favorable above married and single women in Anglo-Saxon culture. Widows were basically free from control of men and had more rights than single
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King Alfred the Great Alfred the Great (849 – 26 October 899) was King of Wessex from 871 to 899. Alfred successfully defended his kingdom against the Viking attempt at conquest‚ and by his death had become the dominant ruler in England. He is the only English monarch to be accorded the epithet "the Great". Alfred was the first King of the West Saxons to style himself "King of the Anglo-Saxons". Details of his life are described in a work by the 10th century Welsh scholar and bishop Asser. Alfred
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~ History of English ~ Summer term 2010/11 Wednesdays 11.00-12.30 Fridays 11.00-12.30 ~ Introduction ~ - Who speaks English? - 1) inner circle (320-380 million speakers; English as L1) - 2) outer circle (150-300 million speakers; English as L2) - 3) expanding circle (100-1000 million speakers; English as lingua franca = ELF) - possible language shifts: from ELF to L2 - from L2 to L1 - Why is English a world language? - historical
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Middle English describes dialects of English in the history of the English language between the High and Late Middle Ages‚ or roughly during the three centuries between the late 12th and the late 15th century. * In 1066 the Normans invaded England‚ and the French of Normandy‚ together with Latin‚ was to become the language of court‚ religion and science * English was still used by the common people‚ but there was no literature written in it for 200 years. * However‚ this situation of
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History of the English language From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia (Redirected from History of English Language) Jump to: navigation‚ search English is a West Germanic language that originated from the Anglo-Frisian dialects brought to Britain by Germanic invaders from various parts of what is now northwest Germany and the Netherlands. Initially‚ Old English was a diverse group of dialects‚ reflecting the varied origins of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England. One of these dialects‚ Late
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