Monday, September 2, 2013

Fact of the Day: Angleterre

When William the Conqueror became King of England, an old dialect of French (Anglo-Norman) became the official language of the country for hundreds of years. William I was from Normandy (present-day France), and French was his main language. Because of William I, the Germanic English language's vocabulary received many borrowed words from French or Latin origin. 
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25 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2013 at 12:59 AM

    Interesting how a language develops.

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  2. Rawknrobyn.blogspot.comSeptember 2, 2013 at 1:38 AM

    That's impressive, surprising too, that French was the official language in England for centuries. Who knew? Not I. Thanks for the info.

    xoRobyn

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  3. CloudiaSeptember 2, 2013 at 2:52 AM

    One reason English is such a cool language!

    ALOHA from Honolulu
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  4. SammieSeptember 2, 2013 at 2:53 AM

    Wow didn't know that :)

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  5. DWeiSeptember 2, 2013 at 3:37 AM

    So many stolen words...

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  6. Bob BushellSeptember 2, 2013 at 3:59 AM

    Excellent translation.

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  7. ErzsebethSeptember 2, 2013 at 4:58 AM

    Interesting post :)

    Erz

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  8. DEZMONDSeptember 2, 2013 at 8:08 AM

    the same situation as with Serbian and Turkish language....

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  9. MeitzeuSeptember 2, 2013 at 8:34 AM

    Somehow borrowing words into english, just made things easier. ;)

    mt
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  10. BreathtakingSeptember 2, 2013 at 9:05 AM

    That is why it is such a rich lanuage!

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  11. jaybirdSeptember 2, 2013 at 9:27 AM

    Cool!

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  12. Mª Pilar DomínguezSeptember 2, 2013 at 9:27 AM

    Really very interesting!! Anglaterre ...anglo-land. Kisses:)

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  13. Holy Ghost WriterSeptember 2, 2013 at 9:42 AM

    Mash them together

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  14. Plowing Through Life (Martha)September 2, 2013 at 9:43 AM

    It's very interesting how languages evolve over time.

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  15. Debra She Who SeeksSeptember 2, 2013 at 9:49 AM

    The English language became richer for it!

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  16. Fundy BlueSeptember 2, 2013 at 9:59 AM

    The above comments have said it all! I'm glad I'm a native English speaker and didn't have to learn it as a second language!

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  17. LVSeptember 2, 2013 at 10:38 AM

    I feel like I am back in school when I read your post. So informative. Love the tree scene.

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  18. bjSeptember 2, 2013 at 10:44 AM

    So interesting...
    I love our English language and realize we use a lot of other country words..."biscuit"....I never knew until a few years ago that it was a French word. :))

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  19. Pat HattSeptember 2, 2013 at 11:05 AM

    So they kinda cheated

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  20. Mama ZenSeptember 2, 2013 at 12:55 PM

    I actually knew this one!

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  21. Aunt MarySeptember 2, 2013 at 1:07 PM

    cool fact:)

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  22. ChristineSeptember 2, 2013 at 1:19 PM

    interesting fact!

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  23. Filip DemuinckSeptember 2, 2013 at 3:12 PM

    In other words England was a colony of France.

    Greetings,
    Filip

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    1. AdamSeptember 2, 2013 at 8:39 PM

      not exactly, William was not a king of France, but rather a duke of Normandy. His biggest role of power was as king of england.

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  24. TheresaSeptember 3, 2013 at 1:34 PM

    Very interesting. Makes me wonder how much more languages will develop and change over time.

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