The Languages of Europe

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The Languages of Europe

• How is Latin related to English?

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The Languages of Europe

• Approximately 3000 languages are spoken around
  the world.
• They are grouped into nine categories called
  language families.

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Language Families

• Language families groups of languages developed
  from a single parent language. Latin (and its
  derivatives) belong to the Indo-European language
  family.

Theoretical
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The Indo-European Family
Polish
Balto-Slavic
Russian
Irish
Celtic
Scottish
I-E
English
Germanic
German
Dutch
Scandinavian
Greek
Spanish
Indian
Rumanian
French
Latin
Portuguese
Italian
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History of the English Language
I. Old English (500-1000 AD) A. Originally a
Celtic language. The Celts were subject to the
Romans from 50-450 AD 1st Latin influence. B.
When Angles and Saxons invaded in 450 AD, their
Germanic languages mixed to from Old English.
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History- Middle English

• II. Middle English (1100-1500 AD)
• A. 1066 Battle of Hastings The Normans, a
  powerful people from France, attacked and
  conquered the Anglo-Saxons in Britain.
• B. The English borrowed thousands of French
  words (Latin derived), and the pronunciation of
  Old English changed during this time. 2nd
  influence
• C. Latin was also influential in law courts and
  church liturgy during this time period.

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History Modern English

• III. Modern English (1500-present)
• A. English continued to change and spread as
  English speaking people separated geographically
  and culturally. Now it is the most widely spoken
  language in the world today.