The Teaching Company – History of the English Language

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The Teaching Company – History of the English Language

Sixteen centuries ago, a wave of Northern Europe was the first place that settlers arrived in. the British Isles speaking a mix of Germanic dialects were rich in consonants, complex grammatical forms, and dense with Germanic vowels. This dialect is now called Old. English, the Ancestor of the Nearly one fifth of people speak English the The world speaks every day.
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How did this ancient tongue become so beautiful? the elegant idiom of Chaucer, Shakespeare Twain Melville and other great writers? What features? of modern English It is connected to the Old by vocabulary and spelling English roots? How did you get your roots? English What has happened to the simplicity of grammar? What is the reason for such dramatic changes in its pronunciation? How can we know what it is? English It sounded almost like in the distant past? How did it all come about? English continue to develop to the present day?

The History of the English LanguageThe revised and updated investigation of Professor Seth Lerer is titled, 2nd edition of the remarkable history of EnglishFrom the powerful prose of King Alfred was born the Middle Ages the Modern-Day sermons of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Through its history, English It has been a strangely flexible language that is open to new terms and new ways. of Sensing meaning. This second edition is brought to you by Professor Lerer-To-Date by including discussions of the Recent changes made possible by such phenomena like hip hop, electronica and e-Text messaging, mail and the The world wide web.

Are you a logophile—someone who

Pauses when you wonder about the origin of a word
To stop and consider whether a phrase is or a word is “proper”
Enjoy a colorful idiom and slang phrase
Concerned about the use—and abuse—of English
Are you just curious about words?

These 36 half-hours will then be revealed to you.-Hour lectures endlessly entertaining and immensely rewarding.

Hear the Sound of English More the Centuries

The author of Many authoritative books and articles the English Language English Literature, Professor Lerer has many teaching awards to show that he is an expert in getting people excited about their native tongue. Michael Dirda, Washington Post Reviewer, has been highly praised the first edition of This course is also available. “justly popular,” And they continued to applaud Professor Lerer for his style. “erudite without ever becoming dull.”

Professor Lerer piques your interest the Start of Lecture 1, when he recites a series of Literary passages with their historical conjecture. The Three quotations start as follows:

Nu sculon herigean heofonrices Weard

Aprill and his shoes soote

To be, or to not be: This is how it works the question

The The first is the Opening of Caedmon’s Hymn, the Oldest extant poem EnglishIt is composed of around the Year A.D. 680. People are often very hardworking-We were not able to find any connection between modern and contemporary. EnglishYou will find many hidden traces.

The Second passage is from the Prologue to Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, written by Middle English In the Late 1300s. This is easy to recognize. EnglishMix it up! of baffling vocabulary. There are many. of the These unfamiliar words are only slightly disguised versions of Today’s words

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The last quotation, of Shakespeare’s Hamlet was composed in 1600. You may be surprised to hear Professor Lerer read it. of This famous soliloquy is almost impossible to hear. the pronunciation of Actors of modern British Shakespearean theatre. Because English Shakespeare’s time was not like the one we are used to hearing. the stage.

The Great Vowel Shifts and More

This core sample is taken from of English More the Your journey begins after centuries. Professor Lerer begins chronologically. the Roots of English In the Indo, postulated ancient languages-European, possibly spoken 5,000 to 6000 years ago by a small group of People who are farmers live around the Black Sea

Never written down, the Indo-The discovery of European languages was made in the 19th century English A scholar discovered that certain words, like the Sanskrit raj, the Latin rex the German reich, and the Celtic rix was similar in meaning and sound (they all refer to ruler or king). These clues and others suggested that the most important thing was to be a ruler. of the Languages from India to Ireland are derived from a common language, or group. of Indo was the first to use Indo for dialects.-European. Germanic was born from this protolanguage and Old English It evolved of Germanic.

Linguists have created remarkable tools to chart how languages change over time. These tools will be used to examine four areas in this course.

Pronunciation: You can see it from the Old English Below is an example the sound of English This has changed drastically. The This is the most well-known example. the Great Vowel Shift is a systematic change in the Vowels. the pronunciation of Vowels that were used in the 15th and 16th centuries. Lecture by Professor Lerer of Several lines from Shakespeare’s Richard III show that the The shift was not complete yet in the Elizabethan age.
Grammar and Morphology: Grammar describes the Morphology is the study of how words work together. It also describes their form such as whether verbs and nouns are inflected. The evolution of It is fascinating to look at such features, like in the Old English Middle English Expression methinks, but me is not the Subject but not the Indirect object The compound can be translated as “it seems to me.”
Meaning (Semantic Transformation): Words have meanings that change. Take the The word silly comes from the root selig, meaning blessed. Over time, the The word was used to describe not the inner spiritual state of Being blessed but the Behaviour observed of A fool is someone who does foolish things. Be aware that words you may think are familiar can mean something completely different when reading older texts.
Attitudes towards Language What can we do about change? of the wide variation in language use across the People who can speak English? The 18th-Century English Samuel Johnson, lexicographer and compiler of his famous dictionary, had to wrestle with this problem. The The debate on prescriptivism (the debate that is taking place today) is one example.the The idea that correct linguistic behavior should not be taught) and descriptivismthe Idea that linguistic behavior should only merely be described

From English American

Published in London, in the Mid-Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary for the 18th Century of the English Language This was the The first reference book used as a dictionary today. It was used to answer everyday questions regarding spelling, pronunciation, grammatical usage, and other topics.

A second influential dictionary is prominently featured in the Last third of the The course focuses on English America. In the Noah Webster created a dictionary in the early 19th century that focused on America’s honest and commonsensical relationship. the English language. Differences today between American and English spelling—for example, color versus colour, defense versus defence—are due to Webster. Webster also recorded American pronunciations. He advocated that all languages be used. the Be sure to pronounce all syllables within a word “necessary” “secretary,” Not “necessry,” “secretry.”

Professor Lerer encourages students to take a step back and examine their own pronunciation. Wherever you are, the South, do you pronounce the Words pin and gem the same vowel? Professor Lerer is originally from Brooklyn. the sharpest elements of His accent was fixed by his mother, who is a speech therapist. the New York City schools. Like many dialect speakers before him, he can return to his roots and shows how he used pronounce the words often. the Similar.

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You can experience a great civilisation through its words

English The world has come far since the arrival of the first Germanic settlers. the North Sea to Britain The Every day words are archaeological artifacts that connect our age with theirs. To study the Histories of You must experience this amazing language with Professor Lerer the Literature, politics and culture. of Thought, and a global outlook of A great civilization is built on its most valuable legacy: its words.