The evolutionary impacts on the English презентация

The evolutionary impacts on the English Language

Earliest Inhabitants Palaeolithic peoples Stonehenge Great Stone Circle monuments

Earliest inhabitants of the British Isles

Roman Colonization Julius Caesar colonizes The Julian Calendar Claudius conquered in 43 AD Latin language brought the alphabet Latin integrated into all Romance languages: Spanish French Portuguese Italian Romanian

The Anglo-Saxon & Jutes migration

The Viking Invasion

The Normandy Invasion

French loan words easy to spot 1. Words spelled with “ei,” “ey,” or “oy”: joy, reign, attorney 2. Endings in “-ion” or “-ioun”: extension, retention 3. Endings in “-ment”: emolument, condiment 4. Endings in “-ence” or “-aunce”: existence, nuance 5. Endings in “-or” or “-our”: colour, honour

The Dividing line between Old English and Middle English

Foreign Sounds affecting English

New challenges for the English language

Summary English language and culture have been shaped by many evolutions Invasions by other countries have left a unique footprint on the language We still see the threads that stemmed from the influence of invasions

Conclusion Not enough to know how to speak the words Must understand the history Knowing the history helps us understand the connection we have with all the people that came before us