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A History of English: Some Highlights
A History of English: Some Highlights
English
Some Highlights
Early Influences
• Celtic borrowings: A few
Celtic words, such as crag,
entered what would become
the English language.
• Latin loans: Roman soldiers
and priests came to the
British Isles before the
massive invasions of
Northern Europeans.
Northern Invasions
How do you
pronounce the
word ‘ye’?
It all goes back to a thorn
see a
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A New Look for Old English
This translation
became one of the
most commonly
used Christian
bibles in the world.
English in Education
Antigua, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Barbuda, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Ghana,
Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritius, Micronesia,
New Zealand, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, St.
Lucia, St.Vincent, Swaziland, The Grenadines, The Philippines, Trinidad & Tobago, Uganda, United
Kingdom, United States, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
English in a Global Context
Many other countries, such as India and Nigeria, recognize
English as one of their official languages