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The Evolution

The Evolution . Of English. It all started in Angleland (later evolved to Eng – land). Where did they come from?. Angles – Coast between Denmark & Holland (Frisians) Juts – Jutland (Denmark) Saxons – Germany. Then, there were the Vikings….

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The Evolution

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  1. The Evolution Of English

  2. It all started in Angleland(later evolved to Eng – land)

  3. Where did they come from? • Angles – Coast between Denmark & Holland (Frisians) • Juts – Jutland (Denmark) • Saxons – Germany

  4. Then, there were the Vikings…

  5. Each time Britain was invaded, the language changed (evolved) • Celts – brought Celtic to Britons • Romans – brought Latin and Greek • Angles & Saxons – brought Germanic dialects similar to what Britons used • Vikings – brought Norse

  6. What does this look like? Here are some examples from the webpage http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/evolenglish.html English        Frisian        Dutch        German as  asalsals breadbrea           brood   Brot Norwegian Danish Swedish German Dutch Frisian Scots English En en en einseenienane one To to tvazwei twee twatwa two Tretretredreidrietrijethrie three

  7. What does this look like? Prefixes, suffixes and roots from Greek and Latin make up many words in English. Pre – means ‘before’ Dict – means ‘to speak’ -ion – means ‘an act or progress’ Bi- = ‘two’ cycle = ‘wheel’ Make sense?

  8. And all this was by the 9th century

  9. England was later invaded by Normans who brought words from French

  10. Blonde brunette Cul-de-sac critique Deja vu encore genre

  11. Then the English began building their empire… New World (Americas) – jerky, toboggan, quinine, coyote, skunk, chocolate Japan – teriyaki, tofu, futon, ramen Asian – nirvana, bangle, shampoo, gunnysack Arabic – mummy, arsenal, lemon, guitar, tuna, crimson, orange Spanish – vanilla, oregano, buffalo, barrio

  12. How have you changed English? • What does “cool” mean? • What is “bad”? • What does it mean to be “hot”? • LOL? CWOT? How ru? Gr8? me2?

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