ORIGINS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGEBy Roberto Pesantes BA

English Language Consultant

GERMANIC INVASIONS5TH CENTURY

The Angles

The Saxons

The Jutes

INVADERS BROUGHT OLD ENGLISH TO BRITAIN

Germanic tribes spoke similiar languages. These languages developed into Old English.

450 – 1100 AD

ONLY GERMANS INVADED BRITAIN?

NO

• The Celts

• The Romans

• The Jutes, Angles and Saxons

• The Normans

• The Vikings

THAT´S WHY, THIS HAPPENS IN ENGLISH…

• SAW | SEW | SO

• SIN | SEEN |

• SEA | SEAN

• BOOK | LOOK | DOOR | BLOOD

• READ (PRESENT) | READ (PAST) | RED

• TWO | TOO | TO | DO | SO

THAT´S WHY, THIS HAPPENS IN ENGLISH…

• IMPORTANT

• CLUB

• DOCTOR

• HOSPITAL

• PSICOLOGY

• PHILOSOPHY

• PHONOLOGY

• RESUME

• FIANCEE

• MENU

• SAUTEED

THAT´S WHY, THIS HAPPENS IN ENGLISH… ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD

• LIBRARY

• ASSIST

• ATTEND

• ACTUALLY

• EMBARRASED

UNDERSTANDING ENGLISH IS VERY SIMPLE …

… IF YOU PRACTICE

THANK YOU

Roberto Pesantes BAroberto.pesantes@gmail.com