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Page 1: The History of English language and famous landmarks in Great Britain

The History of English language and famous landmarks in Great Britain

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English is lingua franca

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The three historical periods

- 499-1066 Old English

- 1066-1500 Middle English

- 1500-today Modern English

English is a Low West Germanic language

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West Germanic tribes

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Stonehenge

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Roman Empire

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Hadrian's Wall

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Old English 499-1066

Anglo-Saxon language = Old English

Derive from Old English: be, strong, water…

Old Norse influenceof the Vikings: egg, cake, skin, leg, window

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St Paul's Cathedral

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Middle English 1066-1500

The Norman conquest -> French borrowings

e.g.: govern, government, prince, princess, duke

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The Tower of London

Windsor Castle

The Palace of Westminster

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Middle English 1066-1500

Anglo-Norman language = Middle English

New words added: country, coast, river, lake, mountain…

Geoffrey Chaucer is the poet of this age

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King's College (1441)The King's College of our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge

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Other major events

- 1476 William Caxton establishes the first English printing press

- 1380 John Wycliffe’s Bible manuscripts

- The /a/ and /o/ change

OE: /ba:n/ ME: /bo:n/ bone

OE: /ba:t/ ME: /bo:t/ boat

- The Great Vowel Shift

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Modern English 1500-today

- William Shakespeare

- Continuously assimilating foreign words

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Buckingham

Palace Blackpool Tower

The White Cliffs of

Dover

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West Germanic tribes