《英语的发展历程》ppt课件

1、12449 A.D Jutes captured most land in Britain Anglo-Saxons conquered CeltsEnglishEng-landLand of AnglesJutes LanguageKentish(East and South)Anglo Language(most used)(Middle and North)Saxons Language(West and South)Then3e.g. Water (O.E) = wasser (German)e.g. pipor (O.E)= pepper (Mi.E) = piper (Latin)

2、e.g. lagu (O.E) = law (Mi.E) = lag ( old Norse)e.g. mona(=moon) was masculine, while sunne(=sun) was feminine and tungol(=star) was neuter41.French became their official language for nearly 300 years, because of the conquest by Normans.2.French was used by most upper class people, while English was

3、spoken among the common people.3.Though Frenchmen had captured the England, English brought a lot of words from French.51. 1700 was a period of transition called “the Great Vowel Shift, which put profound influence on the middle English and modern English, especially on the Vowels.2.English became m

4、ore and more standardized and plain.6the GVS Basically, the long vowels shifted upwards; that is, a vowel that used to be pronounced in one place in the mouth would be pronounced in a different place, higher up in the mouth. The GVS has had long-term implications for spelling, the teaching of readin

5、g, and the understanding of any English-language text written before or during the Shift. -The Great Vowel Shift was a massive sound change affecting the long vowels of English during the fifteenth to eighteenth centuries.7-Because of the English Vocabulary was expended largely with many Latin and French words, English became colorful, graceful and rich; -Because of the clarity of sentence structure, and pr