An Introduction to English-Speaking Countries课件.ppt

An Introduction to English-Speaking Countries.;A little about me.;On holiday in Spain, July 2012.;A little about me.;About the course.;The course will look into the following:;In General:;;Course Objective;Content;A note on the course:;Why do we have to learn about history, culture and geography?;English-Speaking Countries.;Countries of the world where English is an official or de facto official language, or national language, in dark blue; countries where it is an official/non-official but not primary language in light blue. ;English is an official language or is predominantly spoken in the following countries: ;And the following countries…..;And the following countries….;And the following countries….;And the following countries….;And the following countries….;Origins of the English Language;All the traditional languages spoken in western Europe ultimately derive from a common Indo-European origin. Over the millennia, it has split into a variety of languages, each with its own peculiarities in sounds, grammar, and vocabulary. ;Two European Language Families:;崖咒颈柯诵烫挫膀捆吝瑟捉根规独巍滞称钻忍俩殖弱筹华到微兼哭纳哲仿An Introduction to English-Speaking Countries课件An Introduction to English-Speaking Countries课件; The history of the English language is divided into three periods usually called Old English (or Anglo-Saxon) 5th-11th century Middle English 11th-15th century Modern English 15th-present century ;Old English: Anglo-Saxon Runes.;The earliest period begins with the migration of certain Germanic tribes from the continent to Britain in the fifth century A.D. Angles, Saxons, and the Jutes.;Middle-English: Geoffrey Chaucer, author of “The Canterbury Tales”.;The period of Middle English extends roughly from the twelfth century through the fifteenth. ;By that time Latin, Old Norse (the language of the Viking invaders), and especially the Anglo-Norman French of the dominant class after the Norman Conquest in 1066 had begun to have a substantial impact. ;Modern English: From Shakespeare to