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'The English language shows, in miniature, the history of England itself.' Discuss.
Title: 'The English language shows, in miniature, the history of England itself.' Discuss.
Category: Social Sciences / Politics
Details: Words: 1922 | Pages: 8.2 (approximately 235 words/page)
'The English language shows, in miniature, the history of England itself.' Discuss.
VCE English Language Unit 2 Outcome 1: Assessment Task
The origins of the English language can be traced back as far as 5th Century AD, by Germanic tribes from across the Channel. They were followed by the Vikings from the late 8th Century, and once the Vikings had been assimilated into the Old English the French-Normans arrived in the historically famous battle of Hastings, in 1066. More development follows with advancing of technology and standardization of text, encouraged …showed first 75 words of 1922 total…
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http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/aprilholladay/2005-07-15-english-part2_x.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_English_language
http://www.krysstal.com/english.html
http://www.languagemonitor.com
Books:
Flavell, Linda & Roger, Dictionary of English down the ages, (Kyle Cathie Limited. London, 2005) 1856266036
Singh, Ishtla, The History of English; A Student's Guide, (Hodder Arnold, London 2005) 0340806958
Melyvn Bragg, The Adventure of English; The Biography of a Language, (Hodder & Stoughton, Great Britain 2003) 13579108642
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