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

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

Slide 2 - Tekstslide

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

Slide 3 - Quizvraag

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 4 - Quizvraag

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

Slide 5 - Quizvraag

Slide 6 - Video

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

Slide 7 - Tekstslide

Influences on the English Language:

Slide 8 - Tekstslide

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. 

Slide 9 - Tekstslide

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)

Slide 10 - Tekstslide

Slide 11 - Tekstslide

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. 

Slide 12 - Tekstslide

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

Slide 13 - Tekstslide

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. 
   

Slide 14 - Tekstslide

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

Slide 16 - Quizvraag

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

Slide 17 - Quizvraag

6. 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 18 - Quizvraag

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

Slide 19 - Quizvraag