The History of English Flashcards
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settle
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bosette
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settlement
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bosetning
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impressive
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imponerende
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purpose
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hensikt
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remain
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forbli
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Gaelic
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gælisk, keltisk språk i Irland og Skottland
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Emperor
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keiser
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fortress
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festning
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found
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grunnlegge
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tribe
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stramme
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raid
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plyndre
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fled (from to flee)
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flykte
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gradually
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gradevis
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collections
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samlinger
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similar
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likt
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impact
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innvirkning, innflytelse
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origin
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opprinnelse
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coquer
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erobre
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habits
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skikker, vaner
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ordinary
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allminnelig, vanlig
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might have
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kunne ha
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considered
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betraktet, oppfattet, anse
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explore
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utforske
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expansioism
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utvidelsesvirksomhet
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influence
påvirke
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gain
få, vinne
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predict
forutsi
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composition
sammensetning
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Early settlement
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first People who settled->British Isles
built impressive monuments-> Stonehenge
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The Celts
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first traces of English in the Britain area.
first immigrants to Britain came with Celts.
few traces left today.
Celtic - some British speak - Scotland, Ireland, Wales
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The Romans
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Roman Emperor Claudius ordered invasion of Britain.
made Britain a part of Roman Empire.
built fortresses and millitary roads.
found cities - London.
never really settled.
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The Anglo-Saxons
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barbaric germanic tribes.
started raiding the British Isles.
fled so the Language spread.
Anglo-Saxons - old English.
importent basis for modern English.
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The Vikinginvasion
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vikings invanding and setteling British Isles.
9th Century - around half of Britain was in viking hands.
quite similar Language.
today 900 of the English Words are of Scandinavian origin.
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The Normans
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French became important.
King William of Normandie conquered England - brought French to Britain.
the king spoke French.
Battle og Hastings.
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The Hundred Years War
1337-1554
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Colonising the world
17th-20th Century
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Decline of the Empire
20th century
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English in the future
no longer British or American English. World English, European English-> New rules
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James Cook
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1728-1779.
Explorer
- South Pasific
- Antarctica
- Alaska
killed in a violent argument-> Hawaii
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lingua franca
a Language used for communcation between People With different mother tongues
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how many speak English
775 million
| 375 native speakers
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Timeline
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Early settlement
Celts
Romans
Anglo-Saxons
Vikings
Normans
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Celts
700 BC - 43 AD
| From France
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Romans
43 - 410
| From Italy
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Anglo-Saxons
449
| From Germany
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Vikings
793 - 1066
| Denmark and Norway
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Normans
1066
| From France
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Colonization
17th - 20th century
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Colonization
| important stuff
reasons: trades (handel), exotic and valuable goods.
Wanted to build an imperium.
Britis started to explore the world.
started in America
English spread across the world - 19th century
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India
The Jewel of the Crown.
Natural Resources: spices (krydder), tea, indigo etc.
made colonies -> never really settled
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First colonized state
1607
| Jamestown in Virginia
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Why the name Virginia
the Queen was virgin
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når ble Australia oppdaget
1770
