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Post by Lone Wanderer on Jan 23, 2018 14:00:57 GMT
Introduction to Medieval Literature: Old English, Middle English and Historical Context
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Post by Polaris on Nov 3, 2018 21:57:34 GMT
Introduction to Medieval Literature: Old English, Middle English and Historical Context Interesting! |
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Post by Lone Wanderer on Nov 4, 2018 4:48:08 GMT
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Post by Διαμονδ on Nov 4, 2018 8:40:16 GMT
I read that old English writing was more logical than modern.
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Post by Lone Wanderer on Nov 4, 2018 9:17:20 GMT
I read that old English writing was more logical than modern. Old and Middle English were close to their Germanic root while Romance languages influenced Modern English. The evolution of English language and its flexibility are interesting in my opinion. |
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Post by Διαμονδ on Nov 4, 2018 9:25:49 GMT
I read that old English writing was more logical than modern. Old and Middle English were close to their Germanic root while Romance languages influenced Modern English. The evolution of English language and its flexibility are interesting in my opinion. Well, I'm not sure about flexibility.. if there are no language Grammatical case then it is strange for me!   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammatical_case |
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Post by Polaris on Nov 4, 2018 16:44:12 GMT
Thank you Lone for this useful sight. I love languages and this site is what i have been looking for |
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Post by sculptor on Jun 13, 2019 18:50:53 GMT
English is probably the best candidate for having more influences than other languages.
We can find a range of Germanic from Norse to Old and Middle English, then French from 1066 onwards, but it does not stop there. Latin plays a massive part especially in scientific and technical language as well have large helpings of ancient Greek.
But it does not stop there English also has a few borrow words from India, and even Italy.
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Post by joustos on Jul 7, 2022 14:32:55 GMT
Introduction to Modern & Middle [or some poetic] English and Latin pronouns:
To talk/speak = Loqui
I speak Latin :: I speak Latin = (ego) loquor latine [in the Latin manner]
You [singular] speak :: thou speakest = (tu) loqueris
I am talking to you [singular] :: I speak to thee = tibi loquor
He/she speaks :: he/she speaketh = (is/ea) loquerit
I speak to him/her :: I speak to him/her = ei/ei loquor
I see him/her :: I see him/her = eum/eam video
You [plural] speak well : ye speak well = (vos) loqueritis bene
She speaks to me :: she speaketh to me = ea mihi loquerit
/// Thou < Latin Tu or Doric Greek Tu [Ionic Greek Su] ///The subject pronouns are not usually used in Latin, since the verb has a different form ending for every person.
-- Priest: Pax vobiscum = peace [be] with ye.
-- Congregation: Et cum spiritu tuo = and with thy spirit.
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