https://padlet.com/laurabeatrizortellado/86kift5qcljx Made with wonder en-us 2018-05-04 16:51:37 UTC 2023-01-31 00:34:23 UTC hello@padlet.com laurabeatrizortellado https://padlet.com/laurabeatrizortellado/86kift5qcljx/wish/258097842 The text abords objectively the changes of English language through time, beggining by explaining it is divided in three periods: Old English (or Anglo-Saxon), Middle English, and Modern English. Then it proceeds to explain historically how different populations, like Germans, Scandinavia, French and even Latin, helped form and enrich the English language, showing that historical processes such as invasions, marriages, wars and acts of the monarchy and the Church influenced the use and shaping of words and accents, explaining why there are so many words identical to other languages. It is exemplified through various words that many of them didn't actually change as much as one would think, though some were replaced and some aren't used anymore. 

This is a very interesting text. It's short and it's objective, summing up nicely how history developed to form a language and how it changed with examples of knowing words. I enjoyed reading it specially because it was well explained and direct, and we could grasp the basics of the history of English language without trouble. Most of the information on it I didn't know, so I enjoyed learning, specially the historical part, how a language could develop and be affected by multiple events and variables.



]]> 2018-05-04 16:54:19 UTC https://padlet.com/laurabeatrizortellado/86kift5qcljx/wish/258097842 laurabeatrizortellado https://padlet.com/laurabeatrizortellado/86kift5qcljx/wish/258116559 2018-05-04 17:47:56 UTC https://padlet.com/laurabeatrizortellado/86kift5qcljx/wish/258116559 laurabeatrizortellado https://padlet.com/laurabeatrizortellado/86kift5qcljx/wish/258117565 2018-05-04 17:50:40 UTC https://padlet.com/laurabeatrizortellado/86kift5qcljx/wish/258117565 laurabeatrizortellado https://padlet.com/laurabeatrizortellado/86kift5qcljx/wish/258120469 This text talks about "conlangs",  as in ‘constructed language’, beggining with Dorthraki, the language invented on George R R Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire book series and the television show based on it. He explains that it was expanded to a full language with grammar and has an app to the fans to enjoy the extra content. Other authors, like JRR Tolkein, author of The Lord of Rings  has developed more than one conlang on his books and said he actually wrote his books to use aesthetically pleasing invented languages that he invented (LOL) and those have gained such intricacy that it has university courses about it. Authors like Shakespeare, Dickens, Paul Dickson and others have invented words that are nowadays are completely absorved by English language and used normally both in writing and speaking. 

In my opinion, this is a brief text we can grasp how literature has not only influenced languages, but created some languages that interested the public enough to be an important part of the story, not only a tool used to enrich the narrative. It's interesting to understand that some invented words by authors in literature have gained such fame that it was included in English language universally, and that some of them, like "dracarys" even if not used, is know and has meaning to most, at least young, people, giving the influence of the TV show Game of Thrones, in which it was introduced. Other invented words, like nerd, has been completely absorved and is used commonly, which is amazing. I didn't know "nerd" was from a book, I always thought it was a kind of a slang. ]]> 2018-05-04 17:58:29 UTC https://padlet.com/laurabeatrizortellado/86kift5qcljx/wish/258120469 laurabeatrizortellado https://padlet.com/laurabeatrizortellado/86kift5qcljx/wish/258137267 2018-05-04 18:46:54 UTC https://padlet.com/laurabeatrizortellado/86kift5qcljx/wish/258137267 laurabeatrizortellado https://padlet.com/laurabeatrizortellado/86kift5qcljx/wish/258140324 This text written in Brazilian Portuguese explains in lenght the changes, evolution and historical background of the English language. We presented this text in class, and it was really interesting, filled with minor facts that are strange and unique, making it worth even if some parts of it were a bit too long or complicated. It's probably the text from which we learned the most information in our course so far, and specially about English and how it became how it is today. My favorite thing about it is how much I learned and how presenting it made it easier to understand the topics.

]]> 2018-05-04 18:55:13 UTC https://padlet.com/laurabeatrizortellado/86kift5qcljx/wish/258140324 laurabeatrizortellado https://padlet.com/laurabeatrizortellado/86kift5qcljx/wish/258143516 2018-05-04 19:05:00 UTC https://padlet.com/laurabeatrizortellado/86kift5qcljx/wish/258143516 marcoacpontes https://padlet.com/laurabeatrizortellado/86kift5qcljx/wish/268652983 Hi dear,

I thought you could have used your own words to explain about the english language, instead of using an infographic. Also, I thought the part you mentioned the text "O Inglês" was very shallow compared to what you could have presented (for example, you could have used your own part and discuss it). 

I really liked the use of videos on your portfolio. I listened to Let It Go in Old English and it is extremely amusing! Are you a big fan of Game of Thrones? 
I'm glad that by reading those texts you were able to build even further your world knowledge! 

You didn't write about about Shakespeare. Which expression learnt in class was the most interesting, in your opinion?

Your final grades:
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total: 9,0

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