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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:
- 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
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