Today English is an international language of well over a thousand million people around the world.This program tells about the firs steps of language development and the influence of various tribes.The presenter begins this story with Friesland(the Netherlands), where we can still hear the modern language that sounds like 1,500 years ago.In the 5th century Germanic tribes(Jutes, Angles, Saxons)came and took their language with them.At the same time, the Celts become part of the invader`s tribes, so only a handful of words from Celtic languages survive into modern English.The Germanic tribes, which settled around the country all spoke their own dialects now.
One more interesting fact that Old English words sound a little different, then Modern English and Old English forms not by word order, as we do, but by tacking on endings onto the ends of things(language expert Katie Lowe).
In the 7th century Christian missionaries brought the international language of Christian religion - Latin.A lot of terms and words come from Latin to English.Besides, English took the script from Latin too.Then, Viking invaders controlled the north and east of country and spreading their language here.Only King Alfred from Wessex was a great defender of the English language.In 1066 another wave of invaders was landing - the Normans.King William spoke French throughout, so nearly 500 words dealing with food,cooking and eating alone entered English from French.
One more interesting fact that Old English words sound a little different, then Modern English and Old English forms not by word order, as we do, but by tacking on endings onto the ends of things(language expert Katie Lowe).
In the 7th century Christian missionaries brought the international language of Christian religion - Latin.A lot of terms and words come from Latin to English.Besides, English took the script from Latin too.Then, Viking invaders controlled the north and east of country and spreading their language here.Only King Alfred from Wessex was a great defender of the English language.In 1066 another wave of invaders was landing - the Normans.King William spoke French throughout, so nearly 500 words dealing with food,cooking and eating alone entered English from French.
Hello, Kate. Good job. Just bear in mind the difference between TNAH and THEN. In the sentence in should be ".....a little different, THAN Modern ..."
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