Questions
- What significant language transformation occurred due to a major historical event, introducing a considerable amount of French and Latin vocabulary into English?
- How is Old English connected to the larger Germanic language family?
- What ancient language serves as the shared predecessor of English, Swedish, and German?
- Can you elaborate on the sound change that affected German words beginning with “p” after the 6th century?
- What impact did Viking invaders have on shaping the English language?
- In the linguistic family tree of English, where does Proto-Germanic find its place?
- What enables linguists to reconstruct the Proto-Germanic language?
- Provide examples and draw comparisons between English and Latin regarding the initial sounds in words.
- What difficulties arise when trying to uncover the roots of Proto-Indo-European?
- According to the speaker, how many years ago was Proto-Indo-European spoken on the Pontic steppe?
