Lang/Lit 1 H: History of English Vocab
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Anglo-Saxon
spoken by Jutes, Frisians, Germaic invaders
Celtic
language of those who moved westward across Europe
Chinese
2nd largest vocabulary
French
language of William the Conquerer (Latin based but not Latin)
Old English
language of Beowulf
Indo-European
original mother tongue/many branches
Latin
spoken by Roman soldier monks
Greek
provides roots
Middle English
Chaucer
Modern English
language of Romeo and Juliet
Norse
language of Vikings
Russian
language of Russians
King Alfred
Anglo-Saxon around 900 (brought peace)
Geoffrey Chaucer
Canterbury Tales/Middle English
King James
commissioned the bible translation
Thomas Malory
King Arthur legends
William Shakespeare
iambic pentameter, playwrite
William the Conquerer
invaded England in 1066
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