English is now the most important and widespread language in the world.Over a thousand million people speak it as a mother tongue and it is one of the official languages in many countries.
The story of the English language is an extraordinary one.A well-known presenter Melvyn Bragg tells us about the birth and the development of this wonderful language.He familiarizes us with the history of Great Britain and how different tribes tried to change it.This video contains a lot of useful facts and gives everyone the conception of past events.It is very interesting to know,that the Germanic tribes were not the first who tried to invade the shores of Britain.More than 500 years before them the Romans had come by sea.Moreover,the Romans mispronounced the Greco-Roman word "Pretani"and called the island "Britannia".
During the film Bragg is talking to language expert Kathryn A.Lowe,who explains us the difference between different dialects.She is absolutely sure that most of the words come from Old English:nouns like "youth","son","daughter","field","friend",
prepositions like "in","on","into",all the numbers and verbs.
In addition we can know more about the Vikings-cruel pirates from Norway.Bragg tells that their arrival was not so cheerful because they wanted to conquer Britain.Fortunately,a brave King Alfred won a victory over them.A presenter says that Alfred taught people to develop their skills in learning.
Later,in 1066 ,the Norman invasion of England brought Britain into a mainstream of western European culture and William the Conqueror was the first king who spoke French.Actually,he was an organizer of the English kingdom according to the feudal system.
So,that was a first part of the documentary movie which is called "The Adventure of English".This short video was very useful for me and I would like to recommend it to everyone,who wants to know more about the history of English !
The story of the English language is an extraordinary one.A well-known presenter Melvyn Bragg tells us about the birth and the development of this wonderful language.He familiarizes us with the history of Great Britain and how different tribes tried to change it.This video contains a lot of useful facts and gives everyone the conception of past events.It is very interesting to know,that the Germanic tribes were not the first who tried to invade the shores of Britain.More than 500 years before them the Romans had come by sea.Moreover,the Romans mispronounced the Greco-Roman word "Pretani"and called the island "Britannia".
During the film Bragg is talking to language expert Kathryn A.Lowe,who explains us the difference between different dialects.She is absolutely sure that most of the words come from Old English:nouns like "youth","son","daughter","field","friend",
prepositions like "in","on","into",all the numbers and verbs.
In addition we can know more about the Vikings-cruel pirates from Norway.Bragg tells that their arrival was not so cheerful because they wanted to conquer Britain.Fortunately,a brave King Alfred won a victory over them.A presenter says that Alfred taught people to develop their skills in learning.
Later,in 1066 ,the Norman invasion of England brought Britain into a mainstream of western European culture and William the Conqueror was the first king who spoke French.Actually,he was an organizer of the English kingdom according to the feudal system.
So,that was a first part of the documentary movie which is called "The Adventure of English".This short video was very useful for me and I would like to recommend it to everyone,who wants to know more about the history of English !
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