English
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Year 7
History of English
Documents / Resources
Self-study questions and resource https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d8Vaejk8XknyCdufvvf41C6XCiw2x9c-9sYp6YTjuX8/edit?usp=sharing
Websites
http://www.thehistoryofenglish.com/ - Educational website
https://www.etymonline.com/ - Etymological dictionary: look up the history of words!
Videos
History of English in 10 minutes playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA03075BAD88B909E&si=XN4C9nJQ8W5qVVqk
Connotations of Saxon and French-derived words: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIzFz9T5rhI
Listen to the Opening of Beowulf in Old English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH-_GwoO4xI&ab_channel=HillsdaleCollege
Old English to Middle English: Language Contact: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsfcOpQjfE0&ab_channel=DrThijsPorck
Listen to Middle English-Pronunciation of Chaucer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVG77xTPH6E&ab_channel=SillyLinguistics
Listen to original pronunciation of Shakespeare: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPlpphT7n9s
Year 8
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