Episode 180 International Influences On The English Language 4

Today we're looking at some of the other influences on English, including the Vikings and Indian and African languages. English really is an international language and it is still evolving today, especially with the development of the internet and technology. If you're interested in some of the vocabulary I mentioned you can find lists of vocabulary from those countries in the links on the blog. I've also included links to information about Viking windows and the Doomsday book and 1066. Links for Content References Viking Words https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/139-norse-words Words from India https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_words_of_Indian_origin Words from Africa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_words_of_Niger-Congo_origin https://www.britannica.com/art/Bantu-languages Article about Viking Windows https://www.archaeology.org/news/11788-231010-vikings-glass-windows Things that happened in 1066 in the UK https://artsandculture.google.com/story/1066-the-year-that-changed-england-the-british-museum/_wXhB6XML3gmJQ?hl=en Doomsday Book https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/domesday-book/ Vocabulary sidetracked - to get distracted got a little carried away - to get over excited purloin - to steal something the list is long and distinguished - this is a Pop Culture reference to a line from the character Goose in the movie TopGun. Distinguished means in this sense means very successful. batches - small groups comparatively - comparing one thing to another slaving - Vikings were known to capture, use and sell slaves pretty much anywhere they went. In those days being enslaved had nothing to do with what colour you were or where you came from, you just got unlucky to be caught by them! survey - a piece of research asking people a range of questions berserk - to go crazy ransack - to search a house in an untidy way havoc - to cause chaos slaughter - to kill something or someone side note - a phrase we can use to alert someone that this information is connected but not necessarily relevant to the current topic. took to the seas - took to (or take to) phrasal verb - to start doing something or start traveling in a certain way co-opted - to take something that belongs to someone else and start using it ourselves in our own way by extension the UK - one thing is connected to another Nor - an older version of 'neither' often used to make a point stronger.

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