The Friendly Polymath presents “The Evolution Of English,” a lecture on the origin and vagaries of the English language up to the 15th century. High adventure, ancient runes, roman conquests, invading barbarians, nit-picking monks, and the joys of cooking!
Topics include:
How Do We Know What Early English Sounded Like?
Proto-English (3rd-5th centuries)
Writing Systems, Old and New
Missing Letters!
Old English (5th-12th centuries)
Beowulf
The Battle of Brunanburh, 937 CE
Middle English (11-15th centuries)
Norman Influences on English
The Ormulum, 12th century
The Canterbury Tales, 14th century
Puddyng of Purpaysse (Porpoise Haggis, 15th c.)
You can find more information and resources related to this video at Charlotte’s blog The Friendly Polymath
The Evolution Of English
Video lecture by Charlotte Bowen
The Friendly Polymath presents “The Evolution Of English,” a lecture on the origin and vagaries of the English language up to the 15th century. High adventure, ancient runes, roman conquests, invading barbarians, nit-picking monks, and the joys of cooking!
Topics include:
You can find more information and resources related to this video at Charlotte’s blog The Friendly Polymath
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