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Where did English come from? - Claire Bowern

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TED-Ed

Video Language:

  • English

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Accent:

  • English (US)

Speech Time:

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  • 4:29 / 4:53

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  • Education

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Video Vocabulary

dialects

/ˈdīəˌlekt/

noun other

particular form of language which is peculiar to specific region. Way of speaking used by a group or in a region.

invasion

/inˈvāZHən/

noun

Entry into a place to cause harm.

brought

/briNG/

verb

take someone or something to place.

started

/stärt/

verb

To turn something on.

present

/ˈprez(ə)nt/

adjective noun verb

Being in attendance; being there; having turned up. Current time; now. To give an award or prize to someone.

conquered

/ˈkäNGkərd/

adjective verb

(of place or people) having been overcome and taken control of by military force. To beat something difficult, e.g. a fear; overcome.

through

/THro͞o/

adjective adverb preposition

From one end or side of something to the other. From the beginning of something until the end. moving in one side and out of other side of.

ancient

/ˈān(t)SHənt/

adjective noun

of very distant past. old man.

similar

/ˈsim(ə)lər/

adjective noun

having resemblance in appearance, character, or quantity. person or thing similar to another.

romance

/rōˈmans/

noun verb

Emotion or feeling of being in love with someone. To describe more attractively than the reality.

probably

/ˈpräbəblē/

adverb

That is likely to happen or be true.

language

/ˈlaNGɡwij/

noun

the principal method of human communication, consisting of words used in a structured and conventional way and conveyed by speech, writing, or gesture.

writings

/ˈrīdiNG/

noun other

activity or occupation of composing text for publication. Things that an author writes, as book or articles.

strange
adjective

Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected.

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