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Jul
6 2000
Melvyn Bragg
returns to Cumbria and finds that the old ways of speaking are
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The
Dawn of English
Jul 13 2000
English takes
on Latin! - eventually becoming the world language of instruction.
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France
and England
Jul 20 2000
Where better
than Hastings to look at the impact of the French on the English
language? |
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Tabard
Inn to Canterbury
Jul 27 2000
The language
of sex and death, as Chaucer and others capture English speech
of the time. |
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The
Power of English...
Aug 3 2000
...and the English
of Power, as the language extends its influence from Court to
Edinburgh. |
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Import/Export
Aug 10 2000
Conquest, trade
and immigration have woven dozens of languages into English. |
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Your questions answered by our Message Board users. Post a question too. |
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Do you know where the word 'avocado' came from? |
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Thanks for joining in the chat, why not read the transcript. |
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With series producers, Simon Elmes and Tony Phillips. |
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