Discover the History of English
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- Опубликовано: 17 май 2024
- Did you know that the English word "human" has a Latin origin? And did you know that the word "people" actually comes from French? Today, hundreds of millions of people speak English either as their first or second language. But hundreds of years ago, the English language that we know today did not exist. It has been evolving through the centuries and continues to do so now. In this lesson, I will teach you the history of invasions, migrations, and other influences that have helped to shape English as we know it. You will also discover English words that have origins in Latin, French, and other languages. Don't miss this fascinating lesson!
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Hello. I'm Gill from engVid, and today... As you know, I usually teach an aspect of the English language, but today, we're going to be looking at the English language from a different perspective, a different angle, and looking at the history of the language and how it has developed, because the English language hasn't always been the way it is today. It's developed over hundreds and hundreds of years.
Now, today, hundreds of millions of people speak English all over the world, whether it's their first language or their second language, or just one of the foreign languages that they speak and learn at school, and so on. So, hundreds of millions of people speak English and learn English. But hundreds of years ago, the English language that we know today didn't really exist. It sort of got put together gradually by different historical events. So we're going to go back in history now, and have a look at a timeline.
I don't know if you've seen a timeline before, but it is literally the time, the years going from left to right, like you get on a graph if you've done graphs, and the time goes across along the line. So the different developments that happened can be shown on that line. So we're starting here in 55 BC, hundreds of years ago, and we're coming up to... Well, beyond. We have 1066, here, but because I ran out of space on the board, the time went on for such a long time, I couldn't get all the centuries in, but I will still tell you about them. Okay. But these are the very interesting parts, which are on the board.
So, 55 BC, the Roman invasion of Britain, of the U.K., where we are at the moment. So, you've heard of the Roman Empire with Julius Caesar and all the other Caesars, the Roman Empire that spread in different directions, and Britain is one of the directions they spread in. They came here, and stayed for a while, and built some nice buildings, and they built a wall that goes across between Scotland and England, called Hadrian's Wall, because the Emperor at the time was called Hadrian. So, anyway, when they came and stayed for some time, they brought their language with them, the Latin language. Okay? And the Latin language, it's called a dead language today, but it has influenced so many other languages, especially in Southern Europe, so languages like Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, they all come from Latin. So, in this country, in the English language, we have had the Latin influence at different times. So, the Romans brought their Latin language with them. Okay? So that influenced the way people were speaking to each other as time went on. And the natives of this country started learning Latin words, and it became integrated into the language.
Okay, so let's have a look at some of the words that we use today that were influenced or that came from Latin words. Right? And we have this pie chart, here, which you may know if you've been studying things for IELTS and the writing task. A pie chart... So, the whole circle represents 100%. So if you're thinking of all the words in the English language at the moment, Latin, the Latin words that came from... Partly from the Roman invasion, we have 29% of the words in the English language have come from a Latin origin, from a source, Latin source. Okay. So here are just a few of very words that we use every day, really. Words like: "human", "animal", "dental" to do with the teeth, "decimal" which is to do with the fingers because we have 10 fingers, "decimal", and "digital", also fingers, "factory" where things are made, manufacture, "library" where you read books, "libre" meaning book, "library", the building where the books are kept, "manual" to do with if you do things with your hand it comes from the Latin word for "hand", "manual". "Lunar" to do with the moon, because the Latin word for the moon was "luna", "luna". And "solar" to do with the sun, again, because the Latin word was like that, "solar". "Military", anything to do with soldiers because the Latin Roman Empire soldiers were... That was the word that was used for "soldiers". "Melees" I think. And we also get our "mile", the distance, the mile from that, because that was the distance that they would march, I think, before they had a rest or something like that.
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Her delivery has a lovely rhythm to it sometimes. It can sound like poetry.
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I can understand almost every Word, because she speaks so clear
Yes she's truly impressive..
And she speaks slowly
Same way
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yes, she speaks very clear. but i'm a natural English speaker. hehe. But my English is American English. but i agree, very nice lady to listen to.
My God, we NEED more brilliant teachers like you in our schools! I've seen the English language being desecrated in my 74 years here. Thank you so much for your beautiful video!
I concur with Ivanhoe Chaput. I'll add, however, that, sometimes, instructors can be brilliant, but often, they're careless about their language. Notice, in general (as a society), how the vernacular language is highly used. And not only English, but other languages are not valued.😭😭😭😭
terms and conditions
(akar-eser / eser-eger)
EĞER-ISE = (EVEN-IF)
(su AKAR- yel ESER) = water flows - wind blows
İSE-EĞER = (IF-EVER)
(yel ESER- ekin EĞER)= the wind blows and bows the crops
EĞER-ISE and İSE-EĞER constructs are used to specify "conditions" and are often used interchangeably.
İSE-EĞER: means "If ever" and indicates a condition that is more likely to occur.
"If ever you need any help, just let me know." (Yardıma ihtiyacın olursa eğer, sadece haber ver.) or (Herhangi bir yardıma ihtiyaç duyarsan, bana haber vermen yeterli)
“If I'm not tired, we’ll visit them in the evening.” = “Yorgun değilsem eğer akşamleyin onları ziyaret ederiz”
EĞER-ISE: means "Even if" and indicates a condition that is less likely to occur.
"Even if it rains tomorrow, I will go for a walk." (Yarın yürüyüşe çıkacağım, eğer yağmur yağıyor olsa dahi ) or (Yarın yağmur yağsa bile yürüyüşe çıkacağım.)
“Why should i go to work, (even) if I'm not getting my salary” = Eğer maaşımı alamıyorsam, neden işe gideyim ki.
Your lectures are meant to excellency
I wished I had a teacher like that at school. Clear direct, precise a charming personality and very ordaly
She's so wholesome!
Her intelligence, kind voice and body language is truly amazing.
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you: OMG SO AMAZING, WOW!
This lady is such a good and interesting teacher. I teach, born in France and living in the USA for many years. I find her lectures very informative and easy to understand. Thank you! You are a ray of sunshine!
Is it because she said 29 per cent of English is French ? :)))
@@AprilPearls Probably not. She simply couldn't hide the fact.
Clear English story explanation, she is a real English lecturer, thank you madam
If anybody take away me any kinds of her like make up her mind i will promised i always cope with him
I want a person who lead me always
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Logic, easy, clear, a pleasant and calm voice...Gill is a living inspiration for many teachers not only for students.
How true
Thank you for speaking slowly with such much care for us non-native speakers!
I'm from Brazil and don't speak english, but this woman make an english so easy to understand.
Speak slowly and clear.
It's wonderful.
She's incrible!
Sorry my english.
Samara you write wel keep it up ♥️
There iS a beatiful city Samara in Volga river in Russia!
May be, you don’t speak English, but you type English really cool.
@@PinkbubblegumPop it calls typing…
É porque ela é britânica. Os britânicos falam inglês. Os americanos mastigam e cospem inglês. Uma coisa importante: NUNCA PEÇA DESCULPAS por seu inglês não ser tão bom ainda.
If she were my grandma, I'd be happy to listen to her every day.
me too!
Bruh
Implying you don’t enjoy listening to your grandma :(
Funny guy.
As an EFL teacher, I applaud you, Gill! Absolutely enchanting and nice. Thank you so much for taking your time and sharing with us. And as mentioned here before, no music, effects, animation ...no quibbles over trifles! A board, a pen and an amazing teacher. Kudos, Gill
If anybody take away me any kinds of her like make up her mind i will promised i always cope with him
I want a person who lead me always
And i totally charity my body or my mind
There is no reason
This reason i want a women who always guide me and bring up me
Any country
All of this offer
What a wonderful teacher and a charming lady. No super 3d effects and all those modern things, just old style teaching, everything is so clear and interesting. I'm not a native speaker, but I've understood every single word.
omg when she started to explain what a timeline is, i knew that this would be good. such a sweet lady.
I love how she hops in from the side at the beginning. She's so cute! And knowledgeable of course :)
Yeah!😁😂😄
Every school needs a teacher like Mrs Gill. She is, to me, a teachers' teacher. Every day, at the age of 57 , I would attend at least one of her lectures.
Beautifully presented; zero complexity, but 100% clarity, the way every presentation should be. Loved it.
great to find a teacher who is about teaching and not showing how smart she is :)
If she was young things would be different believe me
Taketut tu bay
She is a very good teacher. 🙏💙
@TeachingTim when Aliénor d Aquitaine ruled she imported lot of words from France to England.
TeachingTim you may be correct but this lesson probably isn’t meant for linguistic scholars but instead as a general survey but hey idk
Whenever I see this lovely lady, my respect for her increases. Her teaching method is so immaculate. May God bless you, teacher.
Yes. It's immaculate
I concur. It's truly immaculate!
Belgium never solved one small detail in my employment file else I would have ended as her pupil also.
You're immaculate...& Adorable ♥️💖🌹😃
Yep I also immaculate
I'm from Brazil and I'm so happy that I understand your class!! It was so interesting learn about English language. You are a very good teacher! Thank you!
Brazil team 🇧🇷
now, search for where the letters of the latin alphabet come from.
Brazil!!! 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
A plain and intelligent presentation that gives all the vital points on gradual development of English language , something I have been looking for years
I could listen to Gil for hours. Her way of teaching is interesting and calming at the same time. It´s a pleasure by itself that also improves our knowledge in many areas, and our lives. Thank you, Gil!
Her name is Gill. Other than this, I totally agree with you.
Such a lovely woman
@Jesus Christ
Am i saved too?Lord?
lol
Her white hair looks cute!
Her voice and accent is also easy to follow.
Thank's a good information...
She is the best English teacher I ever followed.
I’m so impressed with all your knowledge and how well you are able to pass it without doing too much, in terms of visual effects. The words are very clear. Thank you!
I was born and live in Mexico in the southern border from USA and since I was a boy, I started to speak and sometimes went to English schools, but never found a teacher like her. So calmed, elegant and enough knowledge of the lenguage so I can feel in love with English. sincerely think I will never stop learning. So gentle lady.
I am from a holy city in Iran, Middle East.
It is very interesting a language has made it possible for me to learn something about your experiences who live miles and miles away.
Well, for me it's so interesting to know other cultures and persons. Passionate of learning lenguages to. Speak my mother thonge and learning Italian and Portuguese. And what do you do for living??
"I don't know if you have seen a timeline before, but this is literally a time line." LOL
This is a good one.
😂 Amazing
And the diagram 😁
There was a day when you had not seen a timeline.
These days, which country has had the most influence on England speaking people ?
@@gekkomatic probably Spanish due to the close location and Immigrants in the US and I can imagine for the UK its Indian languages due to Indians moving to the UK after India was not a colony anymore and arabic due to refugees.
someone here from Egypt telling you Gill that you make me an addict for listening to you
Woman, you are great! The most clear, perfect pronunciation for English language I've ever heard. God bless you.
She is adorable. "I don't know if you've ever seen a timeline, but we're gonna start here, a few years ago, in 55bc."
Yes, she said that I don't know if they are saying timeline , if you've done graphs before !
She's an amazing woman really truly
Please check the major differences between Roman Latin and Church Latin. The words that came during those two VERY different periods are lexically different, and this can help understand the story. The lady is very nice.
@@paolafattori4357 do you have knowledge about history?
@@hannancheikh4901 Well, I know a bit more than what the lovely lady said about the development of the English language, that's all.
@@paolafattori4357 so do you study English at university or something else, can we communicate with each other?
this woman is amazing!
U also amazing vilen,,,did u see yourself,,,u looks like a anjel,,,,when i saw u,,i thaught anjel came into the world,,,nd i am not kidding,,it is true,,,
Vilen Everett yes she is
very clear.
Vilen Everett yes she is so dear ....
Vilen Everett Latin
You're the teacher I want to become. It's such a pleasure to listen to you! And I've learned so much with this lesson!!!
I'm impressed about the amount of history and fluency with which you my lady explain your own language. Simply THANKS FOR THIS CHANNEL!!
I'm English and I have a basic knowledge of where English comes from but this was very interesting to watch! Thanks:)
Learn with Lewis yes
Best English lessons on the net. Excellent British pronunciation and a tremendous lot of information for those who are really interested. No theatrical effects or gesticulation, no show effects - mere linguistic science arranged in a very effective sort of way.
Absolutely great, thank you very much indeed.
Gracias a toda la comunidad que apoya a Gill para tener diversos idiomas en los subtítulos. Hasta sirve para poder comprenderlos, tomando como eje el inglés. Saludos desde Mx.
She has the voice of a young lady, so does her soul 🌹
My native language comes from Latin and she knows about my etymology more than me.
Thanks Ms. Gill
Thank you Mrs. Gill for sharing this video! Your voice and prononciaton is very clear perfect for learning English for people from abroad!
I do love their classes. She's my favourite teacher ! How lovely she is !
Sir I m from india I want to teach in abroad will you tell me how it is possible...8090427472 India'... what's up m .... sir please..
@yusuf andaluci .. please join m sir on what's up 8090427472 I wanna be a English teacher in abroad....in any country..
@@tarasharma2253 You need to study more, Tara. You make mistakes which a teacher shouldn't make.
Even if you won't read this, i have to thank you. I'm always searching for more and more information about languages, even the ones i already speak. My father used to teach me etymology, so this lesson reminds me of my childhood. Thank you.
Thank you so much for your kindness,you managed to revise weeks of studying the English language history in minutes .
I love your language and your unique way of presenting .
Thank you so much, I love you!!
Fantastic teacher with wonderful explanatons!I love the day she teaches!
Looking at the history of English from a different "Angle." Nice bit of word play there.
True teachers like her make learning relaxing and refreshing, like in this episode. Much appreciated.
Just curious to know, no Slavic influence on English?
slavic languages are too far form England
*slověninъ > slave, Slav, Slavonic, Slavonian etc.
robot
pistol "squeaker"
vodka "waterlet" (Russian: водка < Polish wodka < wodą życia; okowita < Latin aqua vitae "water of life" analogically Gaelic calque: uisge beatha > whisky)
balalaika "babbler"
babooshka (from Russian бабушка "grandmommy")
ruble
kopeck (копейка "spearlet" coin)
bolshevik
Mileena (Church Slavonic name)
99% useless borrowings, only Czech pistol and robot useful
It's paramount to study the origin of the language so as to understand why we continuously find similar words with Latin and Nordic languages. I loved the explanation ❤️
Can you friends mam tell me
Plzz 🙏❤️ mam
If anybody take away me any kinds of her like make up her mind i will promised i always cope with him
I want a person who lead me always
And i totally charity my body or my mind
There is no reason
This reason i want a women who always guide me and bring up me
Any country
All of this offer
I love English more than my native language and I am loving to study more of it with your perfect lessons Ms Gill. Thank you a lot for your perfect explanations! God bless you!
I am starting to understand and love the English language. THANK YOU Madam.
I absolutely liked the video, and you always explain your videos well to non-native speakers so, when you actually talk about the history consistenly without a huge obstruction , I really find you braver than people who aren't honest with their fans, I'm definitely thankful for efforts that you exert for showing the language easier for every body.
Wonderful lesson! You combined history, politics and linguistics here really well for such a short video!
Thank you for such en-brightening explanation! Thirty years after learning my second language, I finally understand its History.
Magnificent lesson! I have just travelled through centuries aboard your explanations, complete and detailed. Thank you so much!
Gill, congratulations!! After listening your lesson I have to say that I understood almost every word. Your passion and understanding are amazing. Thanks.
Since 2019, Madam, I have been learning with you.
Thank you so much.
Hi, just took some time to analyze the etymology of the Latin words on the board:
HUMAN: from latin "humanus" meaning "concerning man" (as opposed to concerning gods);
ANIMAL: from latin "animale" meaning "living, breathing being";
DENTAL: from latin "dens" meaning "tooth";
DECIMAL: from latin "decimus" meaning "tenth";
DIGITAL: from latin "digitus" meaning "finger, toe";
FACTORY: from latin "factor" meaning "doer, maker";
LIBRARY: from latin "liber" meaning "book, paper";
MANUAL: from latin "manualis" meaning "belonging to the hand, something that can be held";
LUNAR: fom latin "luna" meaning "moon";
SOLAR: from latin "sol" meaning "sun";
MILITARY: from latin "miles" meanins "soldier";
SCIENCE: from latin "scientia" meaning "knowledge";
STATION: from latin "stationem" meaning "outpost, sentinel, port".
grazie dell'elenco ma si capiva anche prima (I speak italiano)
Indeed, thank you for taking the time! :) Just one note, though. The Latin word for "animal" is actually "animal", without the "e", and the basic form for "station" is actually "statio", as "stationem" is a different grammatical form, belonging to a case called "Accusative".
It's fun isn't it. Have a look at the Germanic stems as well. North of the Tees-Ex Line, we use the Norse word for child often. The are also words like Stone, Kirk, Haven and Mark - i.e. the Welsh Marches.
LUNA actually also gives LUNATIC (from LUNATICUS “moonstruck”; mad people who howled at the moon). That’s a fun one :)
@@Parso77 that's like "Looney" isn't it?
I was drinking a strong black Colombian coffee while watched this video and my drink turned into a soft British tea.. Good info.. Greetings from Colombia south America.
Me too. My jasmine tea turned black and suddenly a bit of milk appeared. And a sugar cube.
Vlad Perez where abouts colombia you are ,I’m in Australia .today
Vlad Perez Not new, but very funny😀
@@williampalacio9980 I'm from cali - colombia..A well know city because people loves dancing salsa.
@@nortesur9504 Hello Colombian friend. I'm an Iranian and I'm interested to learn English language. my information about your country is very low. But I know there is a riot group that it is famous to FARC. narcotics smuggling is a major issue for Colombian citizens and government
I loved this video, this woman speaks so calmly, and she sounds so kind
The sweetness of voice is Remarkable. God bless you Ma'am 😇
I wish to have a teacher like you every single day
thank you for your lessons
and to be so kind
Such an emotional deja vu watching this lady bringing all the nice older teachers from my past back to life!
This woman is the best teacher for me because she speaks so clearly and I understand almost everything in her speaking!!!
Excellent teaching and so simply explained in a soft spoken voice.
language is like a living creature, it's not static ... it rather grows , gives and takes, some cells die in it and some new cells are being born .
that's what a "LIVING ' creature does !
Such a great voice with clean, clear and perfect combination of English words
I could watch this video a hundred times,and I can't face 10 minutes of my history class.I loved this class, thank you
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I am student mam
Such a precious 21 minutes! Thank you so much for great and clear explanation, teacher.
u know what is the most marvelous in here? the subscription. fortunately I can understand every word that you pronounce. I love you teacher!!!!!
+Monique Santos, yes! The scripts are the savers!
+Anastasia Semina yeah... but I understand her clearly, even without anything written down
yes, she is a good teacher. she speaks clearly and I understand her more than any of my english teacher..
She speaks so slowly I could fall asleep!
really!!!i think she is teaching notimproving...
If only I had had such a calm and intelligent teacher of English in my early years.
I agree with you. 😀
I am from Chile..I would like to have classes with Gill..How ..de can worked out..
Best teacher of English on the internet.
Thank you.
The greatest teacher in RUclips. Love you from North Africa
What fantastic teacher! I really enjoy her class! She is so calm that it is a pleasure hearing and learning! Greetings!
I could understand every single word she has prenounced. Great lesson!
I love her accent!! It’s so clear and easily understandable. It’s beautiful.
I loved your lesson . I´ve been an English teacher myself for over 40 years and I´m argentinian, so , it´s not my first language but I love it.
Thank you professor. Such a simple style of explaining content.
I LOVE how you represent comprehension.
She's is so interesting English teacher ! Never learned about English language even though I've done for a long time. Thank you so much for uploading.
Latin ,French , Saxon has a big proportion of English that makes sense. It helped me to remember many more words when I do exams in English.
I love this, English is not my first language and I’ve reached the point of being fulfilled with my proficiency, but I love learning new things! I’m very curious and therefore, it’s great to have an opportunity of listening to such an intelligent person.
Her delivery is amazing, you can tell she’s very passionate about the topic and has a lot of valuable knowledge to share with us! I love passionate people, ambition is one of the traits I value the most in others.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us, Teacher!
Gill, it's a pleasure to learn from you! Thank you. It's a very interesting lesson.
It's real blessing watching your decent simple yet informative way of explaining development of English language I enjoyed every second and as you go further with explanation I felt more curious to know more .. special thanks
Gill is the best English teacher ever! Thank You for Your videos!!!
The way you're speaking hadn't left anything untold, brief yet easy to comprehend.
Absolutely truly love it. Perfect language, manner of talking. Thank you 💕
So polite, you're one of the best teacher ever❤👑
It's the perfect proportion of original languages. That's why English is so iconic.
This teachers instruction here is medicine for my soul. So relaxing and yet so enlightening all at once. Love it!
What a clear way of speaking & explaining Madam Gill. Thank you. The lesson was interesting & informative.
Thank you so much , you are a marvelous teacher.
May God bless you
Thank you very much, Gill, for your inspirational lesson! It has been a joy to listen to you.
I've never seen a teacher like you before.
Hello Dear Thanks a lot for this fantastic perfectly explained lesson ; The topic may sound a little boring for a youngster but you made it so light and enjoyable in addition your pronunciation is so clear that I understand 100% of your speaking and considering that I’m just a B2 level asl it is great . At this point I question myself why other native speakers don’t speak like you do . Thanks a lot again. Nico
What an amazing teacher! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us 😊😊
Gracias porque no hay anuncios en la clase y todo es muy didáctico, me encanta.
A Teacher of Paradise in learning English, indeed... 🙏💕🇬🇧
I don't know how to thank you,dear teacher Gill, for the very interesting,excellent history about the english language . I knew something about it,but now all is clear .I studied latin language when I was a boy,at the middle school ,in the years 1950-1955 and I liked to study that language a lot,because,as you know, there are not determinative or indeterminative articles used in latin language .We learned how to use the endings (desinenza in italiano)of the words to understand well their meanings . That way to study latin, helped all of us (students) to learn the italian grammar .If we know well the latin language and its logical analysis,it will be so easy to learn correctly the italian language also.My best regards.
Thank you for both historical knowledge and pronunciation lesson.
Thanks a lot for every class . I really like them. I'm from Mexico City . I'm an English teacher in my country, and these perfect classes help and improve my knowns. Thank you very much !
Your way of teaching English is smooth and comprehensive. I have impressed much to learn the history of English language.
I'm an undergraduate in Teaching ESL and thank you very much for your pleasant and lovely teaching on the concept. It's really helpful.
Actually to learn English, knowing its history is a must and I got to know of it & very much thankful to our great teacher. Wish her a long life to be with us
Dear Gill, I love listening to you. Lessons with you are so interesting. I am so glad that I found this channel.
First time in my messy and discontinued academic life that I can learn about origins of english lenguage. Thanks