成都信息工程大学（成都信工学院）：《大学英语》PPT教学课件（第二册）Unit 7 Learning about English

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Unit 7 Learning about English Text A The Glorious Messiness of English

Contents Teaching Objectives Background Information Text Organization Language points

Contents ➢ Teaching Objectives ➢ Background Information ➢ Text Organization ➢ Language Points

Teaching Objectives ◆ Main idea Because of its tolerance for outside influences English has become a great language ◆ Text Organization C Idiomatic English usages ◆ Rhetorical devices Q Language points, grammatical structures and comprehensive skills

Teaching Objectives ◆Main idea Because of its tolerance for outside influences, English has become a great language. ◆Text Organization ◆Idiomatic English usages ◆Rhetorical devices ◆Language points, grammatical structures and comprehensive skills

Background Information Y History of English Old English(500-1100AD) English began as a west Germanic language which was brought to England by Saxons. About half of the most commonly used words in modern English have Old English roots. Words like be, water, and strong, for example, derive from Old English roots But the majority of words in modern English come from foreign. not Old English roots. The best known surviving example of Old English is the poem Beowulf, lasted until about 1100

Background Information ✓ History of English Old English (500-1100 AD) : English began as a west Germanic language which was brought to England by Saxons. About half of the most commonly used words in modern English have Old English roots. Words like be, water, and strong, for example, derive from Old English roots. But the majority of words in modern English come from foreign, not Old English roots. The best known surviving example of Old English is the poem Beowulf, lasted until about 1100

The Norman Conquest and Middle English(1100 1500): From the Norman Conquest(1066)until the late 12th century English was replaced as the official language by Norman French, though English was still used by the lower classes. Middle English was influenced by French and also Latin in vocabulary and pronunciation. French brought many words connected with government, e.g sovereign, royal, court, legal and government itself. Latin was the language of religion and learning and brought English words such as minister: angel, master, school and grammar. One of the most famous Middle English works is Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales

•The Norman Conquest and Middle English (1100- 1500): From the Norman Conquest (1066) until the late 12th century English was replaced as the official language by Norman French, though English was still used by the lower classes. Middle English was influenced by French and also Latin in vocabulary and pronunciation. French brought many words connected with government, e.g. sovereign, royal, court, legal and government itself. Latin was the language of religion and learning and brought English words such as minister, angel, master, school and grammar. One of the most famous Middle English works is Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales

Early Modern English(1500-1800) It developed from the Middle English dialect of the East Midlands and was influenced by the English used in London, where a printing press was set up by william Caxton(c 1422-1491)in 1476. Samuel Johnsons A Dictionary of the English Language(1755)was the first authoritative treatment of English. During the Renaissance, many new words were introduced from Greek and Latin to express new ideas, especially in science, medicine and philosophy. They included physics spe ecies, architecture. encyclopedia and hypothesis. The Elizabethan period is also famous for its drama, and Shakespare's plays were seen by many people

•Early Modern English (1500-1800): It developed from the Middle English dialect of the East Midlands and was influenced by the English used in London, where a printing press was set up by William Caxton (c.1422-1491) in1476. Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language (1755) was the first authoritative treatment of English. During the Renaissance, many new words were introduced from Greek and Latin to express new ideas, especially in science, medicine and philosophy. They included physics, species, architecture, encyclopedia and hypothesis. The Elizabethan period is also famous for its drama, and Shakespare's plays were seen by many people

.Late-Modern English(1800-Present): The industrial and scientific revolutions created a need for neologisms to describe the new creations and discoveries, such as oxygen, protein, nuclear, and vaccine Today they are most visible in the field of electronics and computers, such as Byte, cyber-, bios, hard-drive, and microchip. Also, the rise of the British Empire and the growth of global trade served not only to introduce English to the world, but to introduce words into English Virtually every language on Earth has contributed to the development of English, from Finnish(sauna) and Japanese(tycoon) to the vast contributions of French and Latin

•Late-Modern English (1800-Present) : The industrial and scientific revolutions created a need for neologisms to describe the new creations and discoveries, such as oxygen, protein, nuclear, and vaccine. Today they are most visible in the field of electronics and computers, such as Byte, cyber-, bios, hard-drive, and microchip. Also, the rise of the British Empire and the growth of global trade served not only to introduce English to the world, but to introduce words into English. Virtually every language on Earth has contributed to the development of English, from Finnish (sauna) and Japanese (tycoon) to the vast contributions of French and Latin

° American English: By the 18th century American English was established and developed independently from British English. After colonists arrived in the us. new words began to be added from Native American languages, and from French and Spanish. In 1783 soon after Johnson's dictionary was published. Noah Webster's The Elementary spelling Book was published in the U.S. At first, it used Johnson's spellings, but later editions contained many of what have come to be known as American spellings, e. g harbor and favorite

•American English: By the 18th century American English was established and developed independently from British English. After colonists arrived in the US , new words began to be added from Native American languages, and from French and Spanish. In 1783, soon after Johnson's dictionary was published, Noah Webster's The Elementary Spelling Book was published in the U.S. At first, it used Johnson's spellings, but later editions contained many of what have come to be known as American spellings, e. g. harbor and favorite

Text Organization Parts Para Main ideas Massive borrowing from other languages is a major feature of the English language 4-16 Tells about the history of the English language 17-1 Several qualities in the English speaking people explain the richness of their language

Text Organization Parts Para. Main ideas 1 1-3 2 4-16 3 17-19 Massive borrowing from other languages is a major feature of the English language. Tells about the history of the English language Several qualities in the English￾speaking people explain the richness of their language

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Language Points ban product necessity arouse surrender resemble descend establish influence alternative enrich independent strict speaking to a(…)extent pass (sth.) on to (sb.) out of control put into practice strike out be supposed to must (a strong belief)