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The history of English (3e) Flashcards

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Old English ( dates)

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449 C.E.- the anglos de the saxons and the jutes ( Germanic tribes) woman loaf house
597 C.E.- Christian monks —> Latin and Greek martyr bishop font
793 C.E.- the Vikings—> old Norse drag ransack thrust

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What is Beowulf?

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An old English heroic epic poem written by an anonymous author ( anglo-saxon) between the 8th and early 11th centuries
Beowulf ( hero) battles Grendel, Grendel’s mother and a dragon

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Middle English

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  • 1100-1500 C.E.
  • 1066: The Norman conquest ( William the conqueror) —> 10 000 French words
    Geoffrey Chaucer - the Canterbury tales stories written at the end of the 14th century
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Modern English

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  • colonization
  • immigration
  • science and technology
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5
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Ex of French words

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Jury, justice, évidence, judge

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Who influenced modern English

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Shakespeare with 2000 words and expressions

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1611

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New translation of the bible

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Scientific words that had to be invented

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Gravity, electricity, acid, pendulum, cardiac, tonsil

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Words borrowed from the Caribbean

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Barbecue, canoë, cannibal

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Words borrowed from India

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Yoga, cummerbund, crimson, bungalow

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Words borrowed from Africa

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Voodoo, zombie

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Words borrowed from Australia

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Nugget, boomerang, walkabout

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1857-1928

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Oxford English Dictionary

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14
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Words borrowed from native Americans

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Raccoon squash moose

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Words borrowed from Dutch

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Coleslaw cookies

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16
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Words borrowed from Germans

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Pretzel delicatessen

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Words borrowed from Italian

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Pizza pasta mafia

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Other words that entered the modern American English language

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Subway, freeway, email, parking lot, merger

19
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First email?

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1972

20
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Words introduced in the new internet/ technology period

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Spam, email, inbox, messaging, download, toolbar, firewall, blog, reboot, hard drive

21
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How many people speak English

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1.5 Billion People

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