The History Of The English Language Part I, The Origins Of English
Focuses on the development of Old English, tracing it from its position as one of the Germanic languages back to its roots in the theoretical language known as Indo-European, and then moving forward as the Norman conquest causes French and Latin to eclipse English until it becomes, at the close of t...
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| Format: | Videos DVD |
| Language: | English |
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Chantilly, Va. :
Teaching Co.,
Ã1998.
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| Series: | Great courses (DVD). Literature & English language.
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| Summary: | Focuses on the development of Old English, tracing it from its position as one of the Germanic languages back to its roots in the theoretical language known as Indo-European, and then moving forward as the Norman conquest causes French and Latin to eclipse English until it becomes, at the close of the Middle Ages, once again the primary language of the British Isles and evolves into Middle English. |
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| Item Description: | "Course no. 800"--Disc labels. "Course no. 801"--Page [4] of guidebook cover. Course guidebook available at Reference Desk. "Part one: the origins of English"--Page ii of guidebook. |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (58 pages ; 22 cm). |
| Format: | DVD. |
| ISBN: | 156585585X 9791565855853 |
