The Origins of the English Language: FAQs
Why Dont We Speak Viking? A Brief History of the English Language.
An Introduction to Beowulf The first epic poem in the English Language.
Shakespeare's Language
Brief Overview--History of English.pptx
Language in Space and Time or, the Tao of Language Acquisition Simon D. Levy PSYC 257 13 March 2007.
& Anglo-Saxon Poetry. King of the Geats, Beowulf leaves home to help Hrothgar, King of the Danes.
The European Home of the Anglo-Saxons. Anglo-Saxon England.
The Story of English 450 AD - 2011. Related languages Icelandic FaeroeseSwedish NorwegianDanish North GERMANIC WestEast EnglishFlemishGermanGothic FrisianDutchYiddish.
Fast facts on Beowulf 1.Oldest surviving epic in the English language (composed as early as c. 700) 2.Only one copy of it exists 3.Contains Pagan/Folkloric/Christian.
Shakespeare’s Language A Primer. Shakespeare’s Language Why do people have trouble understanding his writing?
Periods of English Old English (ca. 450-1100): Beowulf 1066: Norman Conquest of England Middle English (ca. 1100-1500): Chaucer 1476: First book printed.
