The document discusses the origins and development of the English language over time. It describes how the Indo-European language family split into eastern and western branches, and the western branch further divided into groups like Celtic, Germanic, Italic, and Hellenic. As English developed, it was influenced by languages like Old English dialects, Latin from Christian conversion, and Danish invasions. The standardization of English was influenced by translations in monasteries and works like the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles. London also played a role in the development of standard English.

1. Words : Native
and Borrowed

2. Old English and before
Pronunciation
spelling grammar
Aspects of language that
change through time
Meaning Usage
vocabulary

3. The origin of words.
How and where the first words originated
has always puzzled linguistics and
philosophers

4. Indo- European
Eastern
-Split into two :
-The Balto-Slavic (
inludes Bulgarian, Western
Slovenian, Serbo,
Croatinan, Polish, - Hellenic,
Czech and Italic, Celtic,
Russian). Germanic.
-The indo-Iranian:
( includes modern
Persian, Hindi,
Bengali, Romany)
Indo European language first split into

5. Indo-European
Western Eastern
Balto Indo
Celtic Germanic Italic Hellenic Tocharian Hittite Slavic Aranian
Relationship of Indo-European Languages
East North
West

6. Anglo-Saxon Britain

7. Old
English
Dialect
areas

8. Christian Conversion re-introduced 170 latin words and
Created monastic environment s for learning and scholarships

9. -Translations from
Latin to English
-The anglo-Saxon
Chronicles
-Danes provided
words beginning with
sc/sk-.

10. London figures in the
development of the standard
English
London