#HistoryOfEnglish hashtag - Bluesky

Linda McLean

@ellemme.bsky.social

11 months ago

From the same Latin root as garlic #historyofenglish 😀

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Marcie Sundaram

@alliterative.bsky.social

11 months ago

What's the Earliest English Word? YouTube video by Alliterative

Happy #EnglishLanguageDay! For a look back at the origins of this language, here’s our video on looking for the Earliest English Word: www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5Qx...

#Etymology #Video #WordNerd #Linguistics #Language #Words #HistoricalLinguistics #LingComm #EnglishLanguage #HistoryOfEnglish

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Kevin Colfer

@kevincolfer.bsky.social

1 year ago

I'm learning Afrikaans and noticed this similarity with Old English #germaniclanguages #oldenglish #historyofenglish

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Carin Ruff

@carinr.bsky.social

1 year ago

Jamie Fraser looking annoyed with closed caption: "What the devil is Paoli?"

A listing for Paoli in an 1851 pronouncing gazetteer.

Title page of the 1851 pronouncing gazetteer.

I have an #Outlander / #historyofEnglish / #pennsylvania question. In last week's Outlander, characters discuss the Paoli Massacre and pronounce the place more or less in the Italian manner, POW-lee. In a local 1851 pronouncing gazetteer, it's listed with its modern Pennsylvania pronunciation. +

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Marcie Sundaram

@alliterative.bsky.social

1 year ago

What's the Earliest English Word? We're looking for the earliest surviving written English word--is it in Anglo-Saxon manuscripts, on artifacts from the migration period, or in Latin? For more on the Anglo-Saxon invasion of England, take a look at my collaboration with Jabzy for his 3-Minute History series: https://youtu.be/GKAsQXpRHuk SOURCES AND CREDITS: http://www.alliterative.net/english For further explorations of these subjects, check out Thorneloe University's courses in the Humanities, including "Greek and Latin Roots of English" and other Ancient Studies courses, online and on campus in Sudbury, Ontario. http://www.thorneloe.ca/endlessknot Thank you to all our Patreon supporters, and especially to Talk the Talk Podcast & ShigityShank! Please check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheEndlessKnot Endless Knot merchandise can be found in our store: http://www.cafepress.ca/endlessknot Transcript: http://www.alliterative.net/english-transcript Related blog post: http://www.alliterative.net/blog/2017/5/23/fishhooks-and-swords Website: http://www.alliterative.net/ Blog: http://www.alliterative.net/blog Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliterative Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alliterativeendlessknot Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/115113245513532543153/about Tumbler: http://alliterative-endlessknot.tumblr.com/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/alliterative Podcast: http://www.alliterative.net/podcast or https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/endless-knot-podcast-endless/id1016322923?mt=2 Click here to sign up for our video email list, to be notified when new videos are posted: http://eepurl.com/6YuJv Click here to sign up for our podcast email list, to be notified when new podcast episodes go up: http://eepurl.com/btmBZT

Happy #EnglishLanguageDay! For a look back at the origins of this language, here’s our video on looking for the Earliest English Word:

#Etymology #Video #WordNerd #Linguistics #Language #Words #HistoricalLinguistics #LingComm #EnglishLanguage #HistoryOfEnglish

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