https://padlet.com/johnahfreeman/dwj0ecq7rkmtdrfq Vibes! en-us 2020-09-09 06:04:05 UTC 2020-09-10 14:00:57 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/2728.png johnahfreeman https://padlet.com/johnahfreeman/dwj0ecq7rkmtdrfq/wish/730119501 The Celts spread through Western Europe. This includes Britain, Ireland, France, and Spain via the Danube river. The Celts spoke very similar languages, and 6 of these languages are "alive" today. They are Welsh, Irish, Breton, Scottish Gaelic, Cornish, and Manx. The Celts invented writings tools such as the quill, and essential device for writing language.]]> 2020-09-09 06:11:30 UTC https://padlet.com/johnahfreeman/dwj0ecq7rkmtdrfq/wish/730119501 johnahfreeman https://padlet.com/johnahfreeman/dwj0ecq7rkmtdrfq/wish/734633508 In 55BC, the Romans invaded Britain (Britannia). The Romans spoke Latin, which had its own alphabet. This Latin language merged with the Celtic languages, becoming Old English.]]> 2020-09-10 12:38:07 UTC https://padlet.com/johnahfreeman/dwj0ecq7rkmtdrfq/wish/734633508 johnahfreeman https://padlet.com/johnahfreeman/dwj0ecq7rkmtdrfq/wish/734674786 The Anglo-Saxons invaded as the Roman Empire fell. The Anglo-Saxons introduced very Germanic influences into Old English. Many words from the Anglo-Saxons still exist in English today, such as bread, house, cow, and sword.]]> 2020-09-10 12:49:28 UTC https://padlet.com/johnahfreeman/dwj0ecq7rkmtdrfq/wish/734674786 johnahfreeman https://padlet.com/johnahfreeman/dwj0ecq7rkmtdrfq/wish/734758640 In 1066, Normans invaded England from Normandy and France. They spoke an earlier version of French, which became the upper-class, higher status language in England. It brought words into English such as flower, treasure, and romance.]]> 2020-09-10 13:09:42 UTC https://padlet.com/johnahfreeman/dwj0ecq7rkmtdrfq/wish/734758640 johnahfreeman https://padlet.com/johnahfreeman/dwj0ecq7rkmtdrfq/wish/734762709 The Vikings and Danes invaded Britannia at about the same time as each other, introducing Nordic and more Germanic influences into Old English. Some words which have stayed in English from the Vikings are egg, ugly, and odd. Some words which have stayed in the language from the Danes include hug, cozy, and flounder.]]> 2020-09-10 13:10:32 UTC https://padlet.com/johnahfreeman/dwj0ecq7rkmtdrfq/wish/734762709 johnahfreeman https://padlet.com/johnahfreeman/dwj0ecq7rkmtdrfq/wish/734833136 There were no more invasions of England, and gradually, English took over from French. The English spoken at this time is known as Middle English. This is when lots of books were produced, such as Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.]]> 2020-09-10 13:24:39 UTC https://padlet.com/johnahfreeman/dwj0ecq7rkmtdrfq/wish/734833136 johnahfreeman https://padlet.com/johnahfreeman/dwj0ecq7rkmtdrfq/wish/734851645 The printing press became able to be commercially used in 1476. The invention of the printing press meant that English became codified. This means that English now had a standard rules such as spelling. It gave a common understanding of the language, so that no matter which part of England one was from, they could understand the English being spoken anywhere in England.]]> 2020-09-10 13:28:18 UTC https://padlet.com/johnahfreeman/dwj0ecq7rkmtdrfq/wish/734851645 johnahfreeman https://padlet.com/johnahfreeman/dwj0ecq7rkmtdrfq/wish/734873380 In roughly 990AD, the Gospel of Matthew was translated into Old English.]]> 2020-09-10 13:32:29 UTC https://padlet.com/johnahfreeman/dwj0ecq7rkmtdrfq/wish/734873380 johnahfreeman https://padlet.com/johnahfreeman/dwj0ecq7rkmtdrfq/wish/734880700 Around the 1300s, a poet by the name of Gawain Poet produced many stories, including Sir Gwain and The Green Knight.]]> 2020-09-10 13:33:56 UTC https://padlet.com/johnahfreeman/dwj0ecq7rkmtdrfq/wish/734880700 johnahfreeman https://padlet.com/johnahfreeman/dwj0ecq7rkmtdrfq/wish/734893819 In around 1520, the New Testament of the Bible was translated into English so that exclusively English speaking people could read it, not just those who had learned Latin and Greek.]]> 2020-09-10 13:36:29 UTC https://padlet.com/johnahfreeman/dwj0ecq7rkmtdrfq/wish/734893819 johnahfreeman https://padlet.com/johnahfreeman/dwj0ecq7rkmtdrfq/wish/734904924 In around 1550, there was a particular interest in studying books written in Latin and Greek. This meant that words from these dead languages were still entering English!]]> 2020-09-10 13:38:28 UTC https://padlet.com/johnahfreeman/dwj0ecq7rkmtdrfq/wish/734904924 johnahfreeman https://padlet.com/johnahfreeman/dwj0ecq7rkmtdrfq/wish/734913227 Shakespeare was a play-write, poet, and actor who produced many works, including The Tempest. ]]> 2020-09-10 13:40:05 UTC https://padlet.com/johnahfreeman/dwj0ecq7rkmtdrfq/wish/734913227 johnahfreeman https://padlet.com/johnahfreeman/dwj0ecq7rkmtdrfq/wish/734926393 The black plague was an incredibly dangerous pandemic which killed roughly 200 million people in total. In this time, French speaking civilians assumed that because they were cleaner than the English speaking peasants, they were immune to the plague. To avoid further confusion and arguments between citizens and government, Edward iii, the king at the time made the official language English.]]> 2020-09-10 13:42:31 UTC https://padlet.com/johnahfreeman/dwj0ecq7rkmtdrfq/wish/734926393 johnahfreeman https://padlet.com/johnahfreeman/dwj0ecq7rkmtdrfq/wish/734953935 In 1876, Charles Bourseul devised the first phone. ]]> 2020-09-10 13:47:36 UTC https://padlet.com/johnahfreeman/dwj0ecq7rkmtdrfq/wish/734953935 johnahfreeman https://padlet.com/johnahfreeman/dwj0ecq7rkmtdrfq/wish/734960182 In 1973, Martin Cooper, a Motorola employee made the first phone call from his invention, the first mobile phone.]]> 2020-09-10 13:48:48 UTC https://padlet.com/johnahfreeman/dwj0ecq7rkmtdrfq/wish/734960182 johnahfreeman https://padlet.com/johnahfreeman/dwj0ecq7rkmtdrfq/wish/734964721 In 2020, a 16 year-old-girl and a 17-year-old boy staged a texting conversation with each other. A small segment of their conversation was used for the 17-year-old's English Language assignment. The 16-year-old girl asked that it should be known that she, in fact, does know the difference between "your" and "you're," and that her misuse of the word "your" was purely a result of the 17-year-old's request, so that he had more material to work with for his English Language assignment.]]> 2020-09-10 13:49:38 UTC https://padlet.com/johnahfreeman/dwj0ecq7rkmtdrfq/wish/734964721 johnahfreeman https://padlet.com/johnahfreeman/dwj0ecq7rkmtdrfq/wish/734981076 David Crystal is a British linguist who has written, co-written, and edited over 100 books on the English language, including the Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language. He was awarded the OBE, the Order of the British Empire.]]> 2020-09-10 13:52:42 UTC https://padlet.com/johnahfreeman/dwj0ecq7rkmtdrfq/wish/734981076