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The History of English in Ten Minutes - for iPod/iPhone The Open University
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3.9 • 51 Ratings
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Where did the phrase ‘a wolf in sheep’s clothing’ come from? And when did scientists finally get round to naming sexual body parts? Voiced by Clive Anderson, this entertaining romp through 'The History of English' squeezes 1600 years of history into 10 one-minute bites, uncovering the sources of English words and phrases from Shakespeare and the King James Bible to America and the Internet. Bursting with fascinating facts, the series looks at how English grew from a small tongue into a major global language before reflecting on the future of English in the 21st century.
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Anglo-Saxon
A look at what words the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings bought to the English language.
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Transcript -- Anglo-Saxon
A look at what words the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings bought to the English language.
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The Norman Conquest
In 1066, William the Conqueror invaded Britain and bought with him fancy French words to add to the English language.
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Transcript -- The Norman Conquest
In 1066, William the Conqueror invaded Britain and bought with him fancy French words to add to the English language.
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Shakespeare
This video tells us that Shakespeare invented over 2000 new words and phrases like eyeball, anchovy and puppy.
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Transcript -- Shakespeare
This video tells us that Shakespeare invented over 2000 new words and phrases like eyeball, anchovy and puppy.
Customer Reviews
Just Brilliant!
Brilliant, informative, inspiring and FURY, FURY funny! The voice behind it is no doubt the Great Viking himself, Clive Anderson -whose drawings is it anyway! ;0)
What next? The evolution of man in ten seconds?
A joyful achievement wonderfully executed and a pleasure to listen to repeatedly.
Addictive
Too bad there are only 10 episodes, the fact that they're entertaining and in small, very digestible chunks makes this series very addictive.
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