History Of English

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Take in and fully understand

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Assimilate

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Governing or controling influence

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Ascendance

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a compound expression in Old English and Old Norse poetry with metaphorical meaning

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Kennings

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Wales road ment sea

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the English in use from the 1100-1450

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Middle english

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the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.

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Syntax

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the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge

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Lexicon

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obtain something from

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Lexicon

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a specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses; a nerve cell.

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Neurons

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a person skilled in foreign languages.

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Linguists

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a particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group

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Dialect

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of or relating to the family of languages spoken over the greater part of Europe and Asia as far as northern India

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Indo-European

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the rise and fall of the voice in speaking

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Intonation

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Language used by a majority of people

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Language of the masses

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diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength

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Dwindle

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easily influenced

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Pliable

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the language that a person has grown up speaking from early childhood.

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Monther tounges

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an Old English epic poem consisting of 3182 alliterative long lines. It is possibly the oldest surviving long poem in Old English

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Beowulf

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bring under domination or control, especially by conquest.

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Subjugate

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the native language of someone; the language of the country that someone is born in or native to

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Native tounge

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very remarkable; extraordinary.

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Phenomenal

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known as the Father of English literature, is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages

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Goffrey Chaucer,

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a general term for disorders that involve difficulty in learning to read or interpret words, letters, and other symbols, but that do not affect general intelligence.

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Dyslexia

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the language of the Anglo-Saxons (450-1100), a highly inflected language with a largely Germanic vocabulary, very different from modern English.

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Old english

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cause (something) to conform to a standard.

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Standardize

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a tongue or an organ resembling a tongue in structure or function

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Lingua

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having or showing impressive beauty or dignity

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Majestic

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originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.

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Indigenous

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the scientific study of language and its structure, including the study of morphology, syntax, phonetics, and semantics.

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Linguist

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lating to, or denoting the branch of the Indo-European language family that includes English, German, Dutch, Frisian, the Scandinavian languages, and Gothic.

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Germanic

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in adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -stasis

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Static

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the way in which a word is pronounced.

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Pronunciation

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The period of time considered old english?

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450-1100

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When was middle english

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1150-1500

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When was modern english developed?

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1450 to present

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When did the william the conquerer of normandy invade england?

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1066

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When did St.Augustine arrive in England? What language did he speak?

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597 and spoke latin

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When did the germanic tribes invade britian? Why is this important?

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Middle of 5th century and the blend of english and german blened to form old english.

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How long ago was the Indo-European language spoken? Where did these tribes live?

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5000 years ago & they wandered europe and india

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When did the vikings invade britian?

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8th and 9th century

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When was the movable type pronting press invented

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15th century

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When did caxton print the first books in england?

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1476

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List the cultures / languages affected by middle english?

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England being invaded by william the conqueror from normandy

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How did the normans come to affect the english language?

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Normans spoke french, which brought new words to english language. For 2 centurys french was the official language of England. Ex. Smell = odour

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How and why did the Indo-European language change over time?

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Tribes began to dispurse and migrate to other places for hunting and that eventually became isolated as a result the language slowly changed into different diolects

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According to the article dot-com this!, how has the internet changed the english language?

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Changed how we speak, write and how we use words when we think. Email has a big part on our writing skills aswell. Writing in bullet points results in compressed, disconnected presentation of information, usally resirved for poetry

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What was the most important thing that Amy Tan learned about her mother tounge and her mother?

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She learned that her mother tounge was seen as uncorrect english even tho she sees it has beautiful. And learned that her mother gets wrongly mistreated for speaking this way and sometimes even taken advantage of for it. Showing that the way you speak can make a difference on how people precive you.

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Explain how the movable type printing press affected the english language?

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Began to standardize spelling and synayx, forming a standard english. Made is possible for widepread literacy, and reading materials cheap and accessible.

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What are the top 3 spoken languages?

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Mandarin, english, Hindi

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Name and explain the biblical account for the explanation of languages.

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The whole world once spoke the same language. But when men were building a tower for a city, God scattered them all over the world and confused their languages. This is called babel.

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How many languages are there in the world today? Explain the discrepancy?

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4000-8000 & many languages have diffrent dilects within the language making them sound like completely new languages. as well as there are many still unaccounted for that are dying out everyday.

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How similar is old english to modern english?

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1/5th of modern english is derived from old english and many words are still very similar to old english

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What is language?

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Comes from latin word "lingua" meaning tounge. A system of sounds and symbols. It is our way of communicating with others in our daily life.