The Result of a Great Mixture

In the second episode of The Story of English  it is clearly said that the English language came from the Anglo-Saxon tribes. After the Romans abandoned Britain these tribes started invading the British territory to expand their culture. Well, their goal was accomplished, they not only took their costumes and language to Britain but also made it the number one language in the world. Congrats Anglo- Saxons, you did it!  

Can you believe that the language we speak every day came from a savage tribe. Only knowing this fact makes myself interested in learning more. Why were they so successful? I really want to know what made them so especial.

Thanks to the English historian named William Johns we know that English has a lot in common with Sanskrit. He found out the relation of these two by the world such as: mother, father, new, and seven. Isn’t this amazing? Words we use nowadays were also used two thousand years ago!

I was impressed with the part of the video that a Frisian man started talking. He used some of our world. We all have the same words but with different accent. I love this kind of facts!

After the invasion people were fascinated with the English language. The diversity of this language was incredible, “English gained a staggering ten thousand words from the nomads” (The Story of English.) The newborn learned this language that now was composed of several other languages.  I love mixtures the result is always impressive.

Source:

The Story of English. Dir. Edward Armstrong. YouTube. YouTube, 27 Aug. 2009. Web. 13 Jan. 2013. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FtSUPAM-uA>.