Who spoke English first and what was it like? Nothing like it is today. Listen in to learn all about it.
Join Josh and Chuck as they take a whirlwind tour through the history of the English language, from its humble beginnings as Old English spoken by Germanic invaders right after the Romans left Britain all the way to the modern English we speak today. They explore how the Norman Conquest brought French into the mix, how the mysterious Great Vowel Shift changed pronunciation forever, and how the British Empire's global dominance led to English absorbing words from cultures around the world. It's a fun and fast-paced look at how a language evolves when it conquers—and gets conquered by—history itself.
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