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— [http://goo.gl/tdoK1L] We cannot understand what a language is until we know its history. More than for most subjects, history is the key to language, because the very fabric of a language – its vocabulary, its grammar, its spelling, and so on – is a living record of its past.

English is said to be a Germanic language, but why is it that more than half of its words are of Latin or Romance origin? Why do we sometimes have a wide choice of words to express more or less the same thing? And what is to blame for the chaotic English spelling? We can point to some crucial events, such as the coming of Christianity or the Norman invasion, and study texts from these and other periods to find a pattern in the weave of the language. So where do we begin? Long before any Roman legions sailed across what we now know as the Straits of Dover, the British Isles were inhabited by various Celtic tribes.

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Even though Britannia was under Roman rule for nearly 400 years, the Roman occupation left hardly any lasting linguistic legacy. This is because the English language has its roots in the next invasion, beginning in the fifth century, when Germanic tribes settled in the country. Unlike the Romans they stayed for good and, in due course, they were to call their language English.

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From the middle of the fifth century (450AD) and for the next 100 years or so waves of migrating tribes from beyond the North Sea brought their Germanic dialects to Britain. These tribes are traditionally identified as Angles, Saxons and Jutes.
MP3 — «The History of English Language», approx. 52 hrs. ::

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The History of English Language

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1. The History of English Language Podcast: Intro - 1sec
2. The History of English Language – English is Crazy - 2min
3. The History of English Language – Bonus Episode: The Life of Guy: Kevin interviews Allan Metcalf about his new book, “The Life of Guy: Guy Fawkes, the Gunpowder Plot, and the Unlikely History of an Indispensable Word.”, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 67min
4. The History of English Language – Intelligent Speech Conference, NYC, June 29: The Agora Podcasting Network arranged a history podcasting conference in New York City on June 29, 2019, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 67min
5. The History of English Language – Episode 128: The Canterbury Tellers: The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories told by pilgrims during their trek to Canterbury Cathedral. The pilgrims represent a cross-section of English society in the late 1300s, and Geoffrey Chaucer paints a vivid picture of each one, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 67min
6. The History of English Language – Episode 127: The Road to Canterbury: In the mid-1380s, Geoffrey Chaucer gave up his London job and residence and moved to Kent along the pilgrimage route to Canterbury. This move inspired the creation of the Canterbury Tales which remains the most well-known work of Middle English, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 67min
7. The History of English Language – Episode 126: A New Turn of Phrase: During the Middle English period, English grammar and syntax underwent significant changes. Old inflectional endings continued to erode, and new phrases were introduced in their place, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 67min
8. The History of English Language – Episode 125: The First English Bible: Many people are familiar with the King James Bible, but over two centuries earlier, an Oxford theologian named John Wycliffe produced the first Bible composed in the English language, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 67min
9. The History of English Language – Episode 124: Piers Plowman and the Peasant Revolt: The 14th century poem called Piers Plowman has intrigued and perplexed readers for over six centuries. In the 14th century, it was embraced by peasants who used it as inspiration in their struggle against the upper classes of England, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 67min
10. The History of English Language – Episode 123: A Material Change: In the 1300s, the scribes of England began a gradual shift from the use of animal hides like parchment to a new material made from plant fibers. That new writing material was paper, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 67min
11. The History of English Language – Episode 122: The Name of the Game: In 1363, the king of England tried to ban all sports other than archery in order to ensure English supremacy with the longbow, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 67min
12. The History of English Language – Episode 121: English Ascent: In the years immediately following the Black Death, a labor shortage in the countryside led to the rise of yeomen and other rural laborers, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 67min
13. The History of English Language – Episode 120: The End of the World: In the mid-1300s, most of Europe was devastated by a massive plague known today as the Black Death, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 67min
14. The History of English Language – Episode 119: The Road to War: The Hundred Years War is one of the most well-known conflicts of the Middle Ages, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 67min
15. The History of English Language – Bonus Episode: Regarding English (Sound Education Conference Talk), MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 67min
16. The History of English Language – Episode 118: Trade Name: Like much of western Europe, England experienced a significant growth in population during the two centuries after the Norman Conquest, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 67min
17. The History of English Language – Episode 117: What's in a name: The origin of modern naming conventions can be traced to the period immediately following the Norman Conquest, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 67min
18. The History of English Language – Episode 116: The Celtic Fringe: The state of the English language outside of England in the early 1300s, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 67min
19. The History of English Language – Episode 115: The Measure of a Person: For much of human history, common measurements of length were based on body parts and were variable from region to region, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 67min
20. The History of English Language – Episode 114: The Craft of Numbering: The words for numbers are some of the oldest and most conservative words in most languages, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 67min
21. The History of English Language – Episode 113: A Zouthern Accent: we turn our attention to the south of England and examine some of the unique features of the Middle English dialects spoken there after the Norman Conquest, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 62min
22. The History of English Language – Episode 112: Northern Messenger: At the dawn of the 14th century, Edward I (first) was forced to deal with a popular uprising in Scotland, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 62min
23. The History of English Language – Episode 111: Laying Down the Law: One of Edward I’s most notable accomplishments as King of England was the conquest of Wales, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 62min
24. The History of English Language – Episode 110: Dyed In the Wool: The important role of the wool and cloth industries in Medieval England. Not only was England a major producer of sheep and wool, it also developed its own cloth industry in the 1300s, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 56min
25. The History of English Language – Episode 109: The Romantic Warriors: In the late 1200s, romantic literature started to be composed in English for the first time. The oldest surviving English romance is a poem called King Horn. In this episode, we explore the poem and examine the linguistic developments revealed by the language of the poem, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 56min
26. The History of English Language – Episode 108: On The Move: A look at the movement of people and their money in the 13th century. This was a period when international trading networks carried goods and people to the far-flung corners of the known world, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 56min
27. The History of English Language – Episode 107: Parlez-Vous Anglais?: Even though English writing started to re-emerge in the early 1200s, government and legal documents remained the exclusive domain of Latin and French, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 56min
28. The History of English Language – Episode 106: An Illuminating Development: The 12th and 13th centuries saw the saw the transfer of book production from monasteries to professional bookmakers, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 56min
29. The History of English Language – Episode 105: Suffix Summary: Some of the suffixes that were in common use in the early 1200s at the time the Ancrene Wisse was composed, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 56min
30. The History of English Language – Episode 104: Prefix Preferences: During the early Middle English period, many loanwords from Latin and French were borrowed into English, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 56min
31. The History of English Language – Episode 103: Solitary Confinement: The early 13th century saw the rise of a monastic movement in which men and women locked themselves away in secluded cells to practice their religion, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 56min
32. The History of English Language – Episode 102: A Medieval Glossary: The notes and translations left behind by scribes in the margins of Medieval manuscripts, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 56min
33. The History of English Language – Episode 101: The Birth of English Song: Advances in musical notation allowed the first English folk songs to be preserved in writing in the early 1200s, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 56min
34. The History of English Language – Episode 100: Decoding English: A review of the major consonant sound changes that have impacted English since the Proto-Indo-European language, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 56min
35. The History of English Language – Episode 99: The Second French Invasion: The early 13th century saw the arrival of a new wave of Frenchmen on the English shores. Some came as conquerors, and some came as nobles and courtiers looking for land and titles, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 56min
36. The History of English Language – Episode 98: The Great Debates: Magna Carta is often presented as the culmination of a dispute between King John and his barons, but it didn’t settle the debate, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 56min
37. The History of English Language – Episode 97: Let’s Put It In Writing: The early 13th Century saw a massive increase in the production of government documents, including charters and official letters, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 56min
38. The History of English Language – Episode 96: From Alpha to Omega: During the early Middle English period, the long vowel sound represented by letter A started to shift to a new sound represented by letter O. In this episode, we explore this early vowel shift, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 56min
39. The History of English Language – Episode 95: Old School and New School: The 12th and 13th Centuries saw the rise of new institutions of higher learning called “universities,” MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 56min
40. The History of English Language – Episode 94: From British Legend to English King: The first version of the King Arthur legend to be composed in English is found in Layamon’s 13th century poem called Brut, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 56min
41. The History of English Language – Episode 93: The Two Arthurs: A look at the rivalry between John “Lackland” and Arthur of Brittany for control of the Angevin Empire, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 56min
42. The History of English Language – Episode 92: The Lion Kings: During the Middle Ages, lions were adopted as symbols of European royalty. Many monarchs also acquired nicknames related to lions. That included Richard the Lionheart, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 56min
43. The History of English Language – Episode 91: Traders and Traitors: During the Crusades, Christian forces and Muslim forces traded blows in the Holy Land, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 56min
44. The History of English Language – Episode 90: Healers, Hospitals and Holy Wars: We turn our attention to the Near East to explore the spread of the Islam and rise of Muslim science in the Middle Ages, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 56min
45. The History of English Language – Episode 89: ‘I Before E’ and All That: During the Middle English period, scribes developed a variety of spelling innovations to distinguish the sound of the various vowels, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 56min
46. The History of English Language – Episode 88: The Long and Short of It: The Middle English document called the Ormulum is a goldmine for historical linguists because the text explicitly indicated how the vowel sounds in the text were to be pronounced, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 56min
47. The History of English Language – Episode 87: The First Spelling Reformers: Following the Norman Conquest of England, the French-educated scribes encountered the English language used by the Anglo-Saxons, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 56min
48. The History of English Language – Episode 86: Family of Rebels, part 1: The final years of Henry II’s reign were consumed with putting down rebellions. Those rebels included Henry’s sons and wife, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 50min
49. The History of English Language – Episode 86: Family of Rebels, part 2: The final years of Henry II’s reign were consumed with putting down rebellions. Those rebels included Henry’s sons and wife, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 50min
50. The History of English Language – Episode 85: How to Manage an Empire: The massive realm of Henry II extended from southern France through the British Isles, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 59min
51. The History of English Language – Episode 84: Law, Order and Murder: In the wake of civil war and anarchy in England, a crime wave gripped the nation. Murders and other violent crimes were rampant. Henry II sought to reimpose law and order throughout the country by reforming the English legal system, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 61min
52. The History of English Language – Episode 83: A Trilingual Nation: During the reign of Henry II, the speech of England was dominated by three languages - English, French and Latin, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 53min
53. The History of English Language – Episode 82: A Marriage for the Ages: The marriage of Matilda's son, Henry, to Eleanor of Aquitaine was a crucial event in the history of England and France, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 53min
54. The History of English Language – Episode 81: Love Songs and Troubadours: While civil war raged in England, a completely different culture was flourishing in southern France, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 58min
55. The History of English Language – Episode 80: Knight Life: Much of the devastation of the Anarchy was carried out by knights who acted as thugs and bullies, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 67min
56. The History of English Language – Episode 79: Anarchy: a look at the years after Matilda's return to England, the country descended into chaos and civil war, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 67min
57. The History of English Language – Episode 78: Under Siege: a look at the outbreak of civil war in England as forces loyal to Matilda took up arms against King Stephen, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 67min
58. The History of English Language – Episode 77: Rival Relatives and the Land of Scots: Following the death of Henry I, the king's nephew Stephen seized the throne and claimed the English throne before Matilda could get to England, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 67min
59. The History of English Language – Episode 76: The Gender Problem: The final continuation of the Peterborough Chronicle captured a major change in the history of the English language, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 67min
60. The History of English Language – Episode 76, Premium: The Gender Problem: Go behind the scenes of Episode 76 of the History of English Podcast to explore more issues associated with the loss of grammatical gender, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 14min
61. The History of English Language – Episode 75: Mixed Languages and Scrambled Eggs: A look at the gradual emergence of Middle English from the linguistic rubble left in the wake of the Norman Conquest, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 67min
62. The History of English Language – Episode 74: Head Cities and Home Towns: the population of England grew significantly in the centuries following the Norman Conquest of England, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 67min
63. The History of English Language – Episode 73: Possession, Power and Checkmate: Explore the connections between possessions and power – especially political power, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 67min
64. The History of English Language – Episode 72: The Dark Ages of English: The early part of the 12th century represented the darkest days of the English language, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 67min
65. The History of English Language – Episode 71: On The Hunt: this episode explores the events leading to the death of William the Conqueror, and a look at the reign of his son and namesake, William Rufus, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 67min
66. The History of English Language – Episode 70: Mind Your Manors For Pete’s Sake, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 67min
67. The History of English Language – Episode 69: From Conquest to Domesday, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 67min
68. The History of English Language – Episode 68: Rebels With a Cause, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 67min
69. The History of English Language – Episode 67: The Year That Changed English, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 67min
70. The History of English Language – Episode 66: Broken Promises and the Eve of Conquest, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 67min
71. The History of English Language – Episode 65: Norman Dukes and Dialects, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 67min
72. The History of English Language – Episode 64: Feudalism and Early Normans, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 67min
73. The History of English Language – Episode 63: Restorations and Remedies, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 67min
74. The History of English Language – Episode 62: Flesh and Blood, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 67min
75. The History of English Language – Episode 61: Earls and Churls, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 64min
76. The History of English Language – Episode 60: Danes, Death and Taxes, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 63min
77. The History of English Language – Episode 59: Let’s Make A Deal, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 66min
78. The History of English Language – Episode 58: Bibliophiles and Bookworms, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 56min
79. The History of English Language – Episode 57: The Wessex Literary Revival, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 50min
80. The History of English Language – Episode 56: The Weak vs The Strong, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 45min
81. The History of English Language – Episode 55: To Be or Not To Be, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 55min
82. The History of English Language – Episode 54: Pronoun Pros and Cons, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 56min
83. The History of English Language – Episode 53: The End of Endings, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 66min
84. The History of English Language – Episode 52: Bloody Axes and a Battle Royal, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 61min
85. The History of English Language – Episode 51: Norse Words and a New English, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 54min
86. The History of English Language – Episode 50: A Unified Family of English Speakers, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 64min
87. The History of English Language – Episode 49: Vikings Among the English and French, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 62min
88. The History of English Language – Episode 48: The Unity of Alfred’s English, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 65min
89. The History of English Language – Episode 47: The Man Who Saved English, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 63min
90. The History of English Language – Episode 46: Cynewulf and the Kindred Kings, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 58min
91. The History of English Language – Episode 45: To Coin a Phrase – and Money, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 50min
92. The History of English Language – Episode 44: The Romance of Old French, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 57min
93. The History of English Language – Episode 43: Anglo-Saxon Monsters and Mythology, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 55min
94. The History of English Language – Episode 42: Beowulf and Other Viking Ancestors, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 50min
95. The History of English Language – Episode 41: New Words From Old English, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 65min
96. The History of English Language – Episode 40: Learning Latin and Latin Learning, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 66min
97. The History of English Language – Episode 39: Not Lost in Translation, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 43min
98. The History of English Language – Episode 38: Nobles, Nuptials and a Cowherd Poet, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 56min
99. The History of English Language – Episode 37: Seafarers, Poets and Traveling Minstrels, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 44min
100. The History of English Language – Episode 36: Finalizing the Alphabet, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 49min
101. The History of English Language – Episode 35: English Sounds and Roman Letters, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 38min
102. The History of English Language – Episode 34: Sounds Like Old English, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 65min
103. The History of English Language – Episode 33: Missionaries and Manuscripts, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 67min
104. The History of English Language – Episode 32: The Oldest English, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 55min
105. The History of English Language – Episode 31: Saxons, Franks and Other West Germans, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 44min
106. The History of English Language – Episode 30: The Celtic Legacy, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 50min
107. The History of English Language – Episode 29: The Anglo-Saxon Invasion, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 62min
108. The History of English Language – Episode 28: Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Frisians, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 37min
109. The History of English Language – Episode 27: Broken Empire and Fractured Languages, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 49min
110. The History of English Language – Episode 26: Imperial Crisis and the Goths, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 48min
111. The History of English Language – Episode 25: Germanic Markings and the Runes, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 35min
112. The History of English Language – Episode 24: Germanic Mythology, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 42min
113. The History of English Language – Episode 23: Tacitus and Germanic Society, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 46min
114. The History of English Language – Episode 22: Early Germanic Grammar, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 52min
115. The History of English Language – Episode 21: Early Germanic Words, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 53min
116. The History of English Language – Episode 20: The Early Germanic Tribes, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 46min
117. The History of English Language – Episode 19: The Romanization of Britain, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 39min
118. The History of English Language – Episode 18: Keeping Time With The Romans, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 38min
119. The History of English Language – Episode 17: Ancient Celts and the Latin Invasion of Gaul, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 47min
120. The History of English Language – Episode 16: The Rise of Rome – and Latin, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 39min
121. The History of English Language – Episode 15: Etruscans, Romans and a Modified Alphabet, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 44min
122. The History of English Language – Episode 14: The Greek Word Horde, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 31min
123. The History of English Language – Episode 13: Greece, Phoenicia and the Alphabet, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 39min
124. The History of English Language – Episode 12: Early Greek, Hittite and the Trojan War, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 39min
125. The History of English Language – Episode 11: Germanic Ancestors, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 31min
126. The History of English Language – Episode 10: Early Indo-European Migrations, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 33min
127. The History of English Language – Episode 9: Who Were the Indo-Europeans?, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 39min
128. The History of English Language – Episode 8: Indo-European Grammar (Where have all the inflexions gone?), MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 18min
129. The History of English Language – Episode 7: More Indo-European Words, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 44min
130. The History of English Language – Bonus Episode 7: Stuffed Animals: etymology of certain words related to animals, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 7min
131. The History of English Language – Episode 6: Indo-European Words, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 39min
132. The History of English Language – Bonus Episode 5: Odds and Ends, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 18min
133. The History of English Language – Episode 5: Centum, Satem and the Letter C, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 44min
134. The History of English Language – Bonus Episode 4: Let Me ‘Buoy’ Your Spirits, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 18min
135. The History of English Language – Episode 4: A Grimm Brother Resurrects the Dead (...language), MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 51min
136. The History of English Language – Episode 3: The Indo-European Family Tree, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 34min
137. The History of English Language – Bonus Episode 2: History of the Alphabet, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 27min
138. The History of English Language – Episode 2: The Indo-European Discovery, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 33min
139. The History of English Language – Episode 1: Introduction: A look at the emergence of English as a global language and the evolution of the language from its Germanic origins, MP3 - Lecture by Kevin Stroud - 24min