Tracks in this podcast:



Track Title Description

1 Anglo-Saxon A look at what words the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings bought to the English language. Read more Anglo-Saxon

2 The Norman Conquest In 1066, William the Conqueror invaded Britain and bought with him fancy French words to add to the English language. Read more The Norman Conquest

3 Shakespeare This video tells us that Shakespeare invented over 2000 new words and phrases like eyeball, anchovy and puppy. Read more Shakespeare

4 The King James Bible Illustrating that in 1611, the new King James Bible was created and gave us many famous phrases. Read more The King James Bible

5 The English of Science In the 17th Century, new science words were being created like acid, ovary and tonsil. Read more The English of Science

6 English and Empire Exploring how the British Empire spread across the world bringing back many new words and phrases. Read more English and Empire

7 The Age of the Dictionary A look at how lexicographers started creating the Dictionary of the English Language to ensure that everyone spelt words correctly and knew their correct definition. Read more The Age of the Dictionary

8 American English Learn about American-English and how some American words were actually English to start with. Read more American English

9 Internet English Exploring the expansion of internet language, with abbreviations like lol and btw. Read more Internet English

10 Global English The future of English and the many hybrids that have been created. Should we still call it English? Read more Global English

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