"The Adventure of English" Available on the Resource Page
- By Tracy Ames
- Published October 1, 2010
Tracy Ames
Mrs. Ames is an international bestselling author of interracial erotic fiction and a former columnist for several newsletters and magazines.
A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Tracy currently split time between CT & New York City with her husband, children and a host of pets.
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This post is probably going to cement me in the land of Geekdom but whatever. I’ve added The History Channel’s documentary “The Adventure of English” to the Writers’ Resource page (description below).
It’s an interesting doc with lots of interesting facts (useless knowledge) about the evolution of our language. For years Greg has argued that Vikings didn't introduce swearing into the English language. Thanks to this doc, he's victorious! And yes, he did the happy dance.
Anyway, Melvyn Bragg is one of my favorites and SilverPhin went through hell trying to upload the complete series. I hope you enjoy...if nothing else, it makes good background noise while you work. :-)
Also, I can't remember who asked for "In Search of the Brontes" but here's the link. You'll also find the biographies of Lord Byron, George Eliot, and Jane Austen.
See? Told you I'm a geek! Thanks SilverPhin and Ksotikoula for providing the links to your channels. You guys rock...
Description:
In this eight part series, Melvyn Bragg, explores the development of the English Language over the last 1500 years. The first four programmes explain how this insignificant German dialect has evolved into a global language now spoken and understood by more people than any other in the world. The remaining four programmes visit various countries around the world to show the differences in modern English.
It’s an interesting doc with lots of interesting facts (useless knowledge) about the evolution of our language. For years Greg has argued that Vikings didn't introduce swearing into the English language. Thanks to this doc, he's victorious! And yes, he did the happy dance.
Anyway, Melvyn Bragg is one of my favorites and SilverPhin went through hell trying to upload the complete series. I hope you enjoy...if nothing else, it makes good background noise while you work. :-)
Also, I can't remember who asked for "In Search of the Brontes" but here's the link. You'll also find the biographies of Lord Byron, George Eliot, and Jane Austen.
See? Told you I'm a geek! Thanks SilverPhin and Ksotikoula for providing the links to your channels. You guys rock...
Description:
In this eight part series, Melvyn Bragg, explores the development of the English Language over the last 1500 years. The first four programmes explain how this insignificant German dialect has evolved into a global language now spoken and understood by more people than any other in the world. The remaining four programmes visit various countries around the world to show the differences in modern English.
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2 Responses to ""The Adventure of English" Available on the Resource Page" 
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said this on 02 Oct 2010 8:27:07 AM CDT
This was a very interesting series. Early on we discovered that my son had a speech/language disorder (the cause has never been diagnosed) because of this the development of speech and language fascinates me. I don’t want to be a speech therapist but I have taken introductory level of language development. It is amazing how something as simple as language/speech develops and transforms over the years
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said this on 02 Oct 2010 6:10:07 PM CDT
It's a very interesting doc. The "Die Hard" fans might find it boring but who cares. I wish the best for your son. BC had a problem saying "Tr" as in Tracy..."Er" as in better...and "Fr" as in fruit. Momma Ames worked with him and within weeks he'd nailed it. Now he speaks like a WASP. *smh*
It's funny to see how our speech and languages are all connected. |