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The History of English in Ten Minutes

The History of English in Ten Minutes
Track 1: Anglo-Saxon A look at what words the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings bought to the English language. © The Open University Read a transcript of this track11 - you'll need a PDF viewer, such as Adobe's free Adobe Reader 12 See details of the Open University course this album comes from13Discover more from The Open University and iTunesU at open.edu/itunes14 Tracks in this podcast:

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The Story of English The Story of English is the title of an Emmy Award winning nine-part television series, and a companion book, both produced in 1986, detailing the development of the English language. A little bit old but very good. The book and the television series were written by Robert MacNeil, Robert McCrum and William Cran. The book has been revised twice, once in 1993, and again in 2002. The documentary series was directed by William Cran, and originally broadcast on BBC and PBS. Darwin Now pod 6: Language diversity Transcript Music: Variations on a Theme by Giuliani Cecile Whidborne: Bonjour et bienvenue.

Pride & Prejudice - Topics: World/England; Literature/England Discussion Questions: 1. See Questions Suitable for Any Film. 2. There are four young couples featured in this story. Describe how the experiences of three of these couples relate to the story's major themes. How to Speak in a British Accent: 9 steps (with pictures) Edit Article3,176,770 views 238 Editors Edited 1 hour ago Six Parts:R'sU'sHeavy consonantsT'sPronunciationListening and copying Accents that are particular to England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales are each different and with practice you can begin to talk with one that sounds genuine. Along with the accents are mannerisms that you will need to assume to affect the part. The following directions may describe Queen's English or "Received Pronunciation" (RP) spoken in south England and Wales, rarely ever used in the modern-day United Kingdom, but the foreigners' stereotypical view of how the British talk.

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