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Guest Posted 22 years ago
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The origin and history of English
I would like to get the necessary information that answer the following questions:
Who conquered England between 1050 and 1080 ac?
Which language did the conquerors speak?
Who was the main person responsible in developing the new English language?
Which was the official language for the written texts in that time?
Which languages were mixed in order to develop and improve the new English language?
Who conquered England between 1050 and 1080 ac?
Which language did the conquerors speak?
Who was the main person responsible in developing the new English language?
Which was the official language for the written texts in that time?
Which languages were mixed in order to develop and improve the new English language?
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I could just tell you these things, but if your teacher has set this research s/he probably intends that you should read around in relevant materials to get a sense of the period, and how people record the story of English. Just asking for the facts defeats the task, surely? Use Google - this info is easily available on line.
- I could just tell you these things, but if your teacher has set this research s/he probably intends that you should read around in relevant materials to get a sense of the period, and how people record the story of English.
- Just asking for the facts defeats the task, surely?
- Use Google - this info is easily available on line.
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I could just tell you these things, but if your teacher has set this research s/he probably intends that you should read around in relevant materials to get a sense of the period, and how people record the story of English. Just asking for the facts defeats the task, surely? Use Google - this info is easily available on line.
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I agree with suzi.
And I would like to comment on the last question you list: It makes it sound as if someone ORGANIZED the evolution of the English language -- which has never happened to any language in the history of the world except for Esperanto. As someone who has spent a fair amount of time immersed in many of the varieties of early English (altho' I am no expert), I am not so su
And I would like to comment on the last question you list: It makes it sound as if someone ORGANIZED the evolution of the English language -- which has never happened to any language in the history of the world except for Esperanto. As someone who has spent a fair amount of time immersed in many of the varieties of early English (altho' I am no expert), I am not so su
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An interesting book (although by no means a complete reference) on this topic is 'Speak, a short history of languages', by Tore Janson.
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I would like to get the necessary information that answer the following questions:
Who conquered England between 1050 and 1080 ac?
*** The Normans. They came from France.
Which language did the conquerors speak?
*** French
Who was the main person responsible in developing the new English language?
*** I don't think any one person was
Who conquered England between 1050 and 1080 ac?
*** The Normans. They came from France.
Which language did the conquerors speak?
*** French
Who was the main person responsible in developing the new English language?
*** I don't think any one person was
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i would like to now the origin of new english
can someone plz answer is urgent
can someone plz answer is urgent
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