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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/where-did-english-come-from-claire-bowernWhen we talk about ‘English’, we often think of it as a single language....
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Dec 4, 2020 · But how did a language that was on... English today is a truly global language. It’s used all across the world, for everything from finance to popular culture.
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PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/generalistpapersA brief history of English from the Anglo Saxons to ShakespeareSome sources:The Cambridge history of the Eng...
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While the term British had a medieval heritage, a modern genealogy of the term British began in the early 17th century. With the accession of James I of England (who was James VI of Scotland) to the English throne in 1603, the crowns of Scotland and England were united in one person. This recalled the ancient idea of a British monarchy, recounted b...
A similar pattern can be found from the late 17th century well into the 19th. The 1707 Act of Union of England and Scotland created the United Kingdom of Great Britain. The debateswhich surrounded the union were complex, but an important strand concerned the need to project British imperial power in order to counterbalance other European trading na...
With the decline of empire, and the rise of nationalism in Ireland at the beginning of the 20th century, the imperial traction of the term British began, slowly, to diminish. The awkward emptiness of the term British is neatly expressed in the “Order of the British Empire”, which was created to honour those who had acted in service and defence of t...
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The earliest known use of the word British is in the Old English period (pre-1150).
When we talk about ‘English’, we often think of it as a single language. But what do the dialects spoken in dozens of countries around the world have in common with each other, or with the writings of Chaucer? Claire Bowern traces the language from the present day back to its ancient roots, showing.
Oct 25, 2022 · British Empire is from c. 1600. First modern record of British Isles is from 1620s. British English as the form of the English language spoken in Britain is by 1862 (George P. Marsh). Related: Britishness.
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