THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH: PART 10

Part 10 - Global English... or whose language is it anyway?

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THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH: PART 9

Part 9 - Internet English... or language reverts to type. 

 

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THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH: PART 8

Part 8 - American English... or not English but somewhere in the ballpark.

 

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THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH: PART 7

Part 7 - The Age Of The Dictionary ... or the definition of a hopeless task.

 

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THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH: PART 6

Part 6 - English & Empire... or the sun never sets on the English language.

 

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THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH: PART 5

Part 5 - The English of Science... or how to speak with gravity!

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THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH: PART 4

Part 4 - The King James Bible... or let there be light reading!

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THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH: PART 3

Part 3 - Shakespeare... or a plaque on both his houses.

And now we're onto part three, the world of Shakespeare! :-D

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THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH: PART 2

Part 2 - The Norman Conquest... or excuse my English.

As promised, here is part 2 of the History of English. Here comes the Normans.....

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THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH: PART 1

Part 1 - Anglo. Saxon... or whatever happened to The Jutes?

English is a funny language isn't it? Not only do we incorporate words from other languages, we often infiltrate languages. The Open University has created a very entertaining set of 10 videos talking about the origin of English. Everyday, we'll add one of the videos plus a transcript of what they say, so we can become experts on the English language! :-)

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