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History of English

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Original method of communication? sign language
Origin of spoken language? 5,000 years ago, Indo-Europeans traveled westward to Britain and developed the Celtic language
How are sounds formed? blowing of air or putting vocal chords together using the lips, teeth, and tongue; imitation of sounds in nature
Who were the Anglo-Saxons? invaders in the fifth centure AD whose language provided a foundation for English; composed of Angles, Saxons, and Jutes; simple and plain words
Who were the Celtic people? the primitive people who lived in Britain before the invasion
How many words are in the Chinese language? about 220,000
Who were the French? Norman invasion by William the Conquerer brought many French terms; sophisticated words; 180,000 words
What made up Old English? Anglo-Saxon+Celtic; Beowulf was written in Old English
Who were the Indo-Europeans? the first inhabitants of Britain
Who were the Latin people? Romans introduced Latin from their invasion when William the Conquerer took over most of Europe; he spoke this with a French accent
What happened to Middle English? became very simplified
How was Modern English formed? simplified expansion of Middle English; Shakespeare and KJV Bible were written in this
How/when was Norse formed? when Scandinavian Vikings invaded from eighth to eleventh centruy; added 1,800 words
How many words are in the Russian language? 150,000 words
Created by: vrosborough
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