History of English - W05 Flashcards
Preserved Old English (quantity)
30 000 lines
Beowulf preserved…
Only 1 manuscript
ME is the result of what?
3(book) to 4 invasions
- Romans (55 BC)
- Anglo-Saxons (500)
- Danes/Viking (750)
- Normans (1066)
How is English History Marked?
It follows political events
Celtic
(Historical Context)
- Britons (First British Pop)
- Spoke Insular Celtic Language
- Anglo-Saxon Replaced Britain Language
Celtic Influence
(Linguistically)
- Sublanguage (little influence on English Lang.)
- Place Names (Avon/River, LONDon/Wild)
- Regionalisms (craig/crag)
Welsch
- Original People of the British Isles
- Celts were others
Origin of the word
- Craig
- Celtic
- Rocks like that did not exist for Anglo-Saxon people
Were does the Latin influence on ME comes from?
Middle French
The Concept of Europe (Origin)
Medieval Invention
Roman Influence
- Historical Context
- 55BC to 410CE
- Invaded Brit. Isles (South. GB)
- Completely Replace Soc. Struc. + Languages
- Structure + Military remained after Empire Collapsed
- Commercial contact w/ Germanic tribes
- Romans remained less longer
- Latin was not as spreaded
Britain People
(Empire Context)
- Part of Empire
- Colony-like
- Used to the weather
- Far from Romans (water)
Roman Influence
(Linguistically)
- Place Names: Chester (camp)
- Graffiti (latin)
- Latin words prior to Germanic invasion: Plan, Cheese, Wall, Mile
Main Invasion that Influenced PDE
Anglo-Saxons
Anglo-Saxons (invasion process)
- Germanic InvasionS
- Less Organized
- General Invasion Immigration
- Anglo-Saxons Entirely transfered to Brit. Isles
Arthur (if existed)
- 500-830
- Symbol of Celtic Resistance vs. AS invasions
- Repulses AS for half a Century
Anglo-Saxons Counts:
1 Kingdom
- Jutse (present Kent)
- Saxons
- Angles (east Anglia)
Anglo-Saxons influence
(Linguistically)
- Literature: Poetry + Prose
- Lexical (lot of words)
Varieties of OE
- Northumbira
- Welsh
- Merician
- West Saxons
- Cornish
- Kentish
When Heptarchy became 1:
Wessex (west-saxon) ++ important
Alfred the Great was Great
- Military Reasons
- Believed in Importance of Culture
- Learned Read and Write at 12
- Learned Latin
- United Heptarchy
Christanity (Celts vs AS)
C: Christianized
AS: Polytheist (archaic) + Pagans
Christianity
(Historical context)
- When AS invaded, britain returned Pagan again
- Limited Early Influence (Roman occupation)
- 1st Missionaries returned around 600
First Missionairies Who returned around 600
- south: St Augustine (Rome/Pope)
- north: St Aidan (Ireland)
- King Athelbert of Danes converted around 600
