the origins of the english languages
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“The Origin of the English Language”
English•French•German•Indian
However, they are related!!!
Language were formerly much more like each other than they are today.
Languages which are culturally in context are likely to have an influence on each other.
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“THE LINGUISTIC GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE”
Celtic-speaking South
Germanic-speaking North
LATIN
CHRISTIAN ERA
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“LANGUAGE GROUPS”CELTIC
LANGUAGES, were
spread over southern
and western Europe.
The names of some Celtic tribes survived in modern names, e.g.:-Belgi: Belgium-Gaul: Gallic-Welsh: Wales
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Were invaded
and colonized by
BRITAIN AND
IRELAND
Celtic Speakers
Differences between the
Celtic spoken in
Britain and Ireland.
Irish Celtic
British
Celtic.
GALIC Spoken in
Britain
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LATIN
“The Languag
e of Latium”
“The Dialect
of Rome”
Spread with the growth of the Roman Empire.
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LATIN
Disappeared as a spoken Language
In:
-Africa
-South Germany
-Britain
BUT SURVIVED! In the central areas
of Continental Europe
THE MODERN ROMANCE LANGUAGE
THE DECLINE OF
THE ROMAN
EMPIRE
Latin in
Europe
The influence of all
major languages of
Europe:
-Vocabulary
-Grammar
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LANGUAGES IN CONTACT
Celts
Germans
Roman
s
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LANGUAGES IN BRITAIN Celtic Languages
4 BC. Britain andIreland are known Pretanic Islands
Britannia was the name adopted by the Romans who turn into Britain by the Germans
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The arrival of Germanics Tribes
5th century AD, Old EnglishCeltic speakers were pushed west and north by the invaders
Vocabulary contributionFarming culture:-ox, earth, plough, sheep, etc.
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The start of the NORSE RAIDS
In the early 9th century
Danish Vikings invaded England
many times. Later on Vikings
settled and occupied
more of the country,
pushing the Anglo-
Saxons into smaller areas.
In The IX century almost a half of the country was in the hands of the NORSE-SPEAKING VIKINGS.
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Four Great Kingdoms
•Northumbrian•Mercian•West Saxon•Kentish
IX century
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Early EnglishWritten Spoken
Alphabet based on runes because
of the Christianity
LATIN
Creating connected texts used in letters
for complex vowels
Had varieties because of the tribes and Kingdoms which had prestige if were the dominant.
Northumbrian AnglianMercianWest Saxons PronunciationKentish differences