C&C Lesson 2

C&C - The English Language: History, Idioms and Slang
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C&C - The English Language: History, Idioms and Slang

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Lesson goals
I have a grasp on the history of the English Language
I know what Idioms/expressions are
I know what slang is 

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Contents
  • History of the English Language
  • Idioms/Expressions
  • Slang

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Old English (450-1100 AD)

It all starts with:
Three Germanic tribes invading Britain: 
The Angles, Saxons and Jutes

These tribes crossed the North Sea from what today is called Denmark and Northern Germany.


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Middle English (1100-1500)
  •  Vikings have invaded England
  • Added 2000 words

1066: William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy (part of modern France) invaded + conquered England - The Norman Conquest

a type of French became the language of the Royal Court, and the ruling and business classes - results in a linguistic class division

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Early Modern English (1500-1800)
Towards the End of Middle English there was a sudden change in pronunciation -> the Great Vowel Shift
Vowels were being announced shorter and shorter

e.g: 
Meet - meɪt (mate) -miːt (meet)

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Early Modern English (1500-1800)
- 15th century: invention of the printing press
- More books = more access = more standardisation
- Shakespeare adds 1700 words (puppy, fashionable, alligator)
- 16th century onwards: colonialisation

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Late Modern English (1800- now)
- Industrial Revolution & Enlightenment (Verlichting): new
   words for technological, philosophical & scientific concepts

- English spreads the world: vocabulary added for things &
   animals from other countries. 

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The British Empire

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From the British Empire
about 50 countries chose to keep a connection to Britain

This group of countries is called the Commonwealth
for example Canada, Australia, and India

In these countries English is the main or native language

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Idioms/expressions
An idiom is a phrase or group of words that when taken together, has a meaning that is different from that of each individual word.

DO NOT TAKE IT LITERALLY! You will be very confused.
e.g -> Beat around the bush
e.g. -> to bite the bullet






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Slang
dictionary definition: 'very informal language that is usually spoken rather than written, used especially by particular groups of people'

My favorite slang: 
Bonkers, a pint, grub, knackered, it's giving...

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Let's get cracking!

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