Literature 1: History of the English Language

Literature 1: 
The History of the 
English Language
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Literature 1: 
The History of the 
English Language

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The Literature Reader
Each week: 
   - A LessonUp in class: guessing, some info & questions
   - Background information in your reader
   - Questions in your reader (answers on Its Learning)

Two bonus assignments (13th & 27th of May) 
Handed in on time & good quality = +0,2 bonus each.


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Assignments (see reader)
Assignment 1: Review a movie or an episode from a television series about either King Arthur himself or someone from his court (for example, Merlin).

Assignment 2: Write a description / background article about one of the characters from the Middle English text The Canterbury Tales.



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Literature Test
At the end of this period:
    - A literature test about all the background information,
       the questions, and the assignments
    - Schoolexamen cijfer!

So read the background information, answer the questions in your reader, check your answers, and start studying in time. 

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The History of the
English Language

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1. Take a guess: English is part of which language family?
A
Germanic Languages
B
Romanic Languages
C
Slavic Languages
D
Uralic Languages

Slide 6 - Quiz

2. Take a guess: The tribes that invaded England between 400-1000, came from ...?
A
Belgium & The North of France
B
Finland & The North of Poland
C
Germany & The North of The Netherlands
D
Denmark & The North of Germany

Slide 7 - Quiz

3. True or False: Old English had just as many "naamvallen" as modern day German.
A
True
B
False

Slide 8 - Quiz

4. Take a guess: The French invaded Great Britain in what year?
A
666
B
1066
C
1466
D
1866

Slide 9 - Quiz

5. Take a guess: Which of the following words was not invented by Shakespeare?
A
justice
B
puppy
C
alligator
D
fashionable

Slide 10 - Quiz

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The English Language:

Mix of languages led to: 
   - Old English: 450-1100
   - Middle English: 1100-1500
   - Early Modern English: 1500-1800
   - Late Modern English: 1800-now

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Influences on the English Language:

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Development: 
- Modern English = I steal, you steal, he steals, we steal
- Old English =  ic stele, þu stilst, hē stilð, we stelaþ

- Similar to the German "Naamvallen"
- English & German are part of the same Germanic language 
   family and have the same origin. 

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Old English (450-1100)
- Up until 450: a mix of languages, mostly Celtic, some Latin
- Part of Roman empire 43 - 410 AD

- Angles, Saxons & Jutes invade England 
- Add lots of new words:
   eald (old), brodor (brother), hus (house)

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Middle English (1100-1500)
- Vikings have invaded England 
- Added 2000 words

- 1066: Norman Conquest 
- The French conquer the British Isles
- Latin = the new important language of church & politics
- More difficult words enter the language: justice, liberty, etc. 

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Early Modern English (1500-1800)
- The Hundred Years War ends the French rule
- 15th century: invention of the printing press
- More books = more access = more standardisation 

- Shakespeare adds 1700 words (puppy, fashionable, alligator)
- 16th century onwards: colonialisation

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Late Modern English (1800-now)
- Industrial Revolution & Enlightenment (Verlichting): new
   words for technological, philosophical &  scientific concepts

- English spreads the world: vocabulary added for things & 
   animals from other countries. 
   

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6. The Old English Period lasted from:
A
250-900
B
350-1000
C
450-1100
D
550-1200

Slide 21 - Quiz

7. Which of the following groups did not invade England during the Old English period?
A
Saxons
B
Jutes
C
Franks
D
Angles

Slide 22 - Quiz

8. What conquest happened in 1066?
A
Norwegian Conquest
B
Norman Conquest
C
Northern Conquest
D
Normal Conquest

Slide 23 - Quiz

9. What war ended the French rule in England?
A
1st World War
B
2nd World War
C
Eighty Years' War
D
Hundred Year War

Slide 24 - Quiz

10. What invention led to more standardisation of the English language in the 16th century?
A
The steam engine
B
The printing press
C
The newspaper
D
The dictionary

Slide 25 - Quiz

11. How many words did Shakespeare add to the English language?
A
1500
B
1600
C
1700
D
1800

Slide 26 - Quiz

12. Which country has not been part of the British Empire in the past?
A
Kenya
B
Sudan
C
Egypt
D
Angola

Slide 27 - Quiz

Check the reader: 
- Read the introduction 
- Check the assignments

Literature 1: The History of the English Language
- Read the background information
- Answer the questions (use the internet)
- Check your answers (see Its Learning)

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