V4 week 6 (2021)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Beowulf

Englisc awendendness 

(Language Change)

Today

Attendance: Think of a word (slang/street-language that I might not know)

Lesson: Language (change)

Beowulf: Chapter 1

Time to work!

(Next week first presentations)

Causes of language change

Causes of Language Change

- War/Conquest

- Contact

- Trade

- Time

- Languages can also die out, merge with other languages, be created or evolve 

What parts of language change most easily?

Grammar

Vocabulary

Pronunciation

Spelling

What is the original meaning of these words? 

Gay

Silly

Awful

Naughty

Amazing

Worthy/blessed by god

Happy

Poor

What does the picture mean?

Dutch words in English

Beowulf 

Chapter 1

(Don't forget to work on your journal!)