Old English- Advanced Medicine for Pain… …or the cause of pain…

Ok, first off, what is language?  We define language as… A system of conventional vocal signs by means of which humans communicate

Great..so the basic root languages?  Root Language #1- Hamitic Abandoned SW Asia and N Africa  Egyptian

 Root language #2- Semitic Middle East, North Africa, and East Africa  Arabic and Hebrew

 Root Language #3- Indo- European Most major languages and dialects from Europe, as well as SW Asia, Central Asia, and South Asia

 So, what language root does English fall into?

Great, so what are our origins?  1. Indo- European  2. Germanic Typically spoken in roughly BC in Northern Europe

 3. West Germanic  4. Anglo-Frisian  5. English

The periods of the E. Language  Old English- before 1066  Middle English Norman Conquest  Early Modern English  Modern English present

Ok, so Old English  Some of the highlights: Nouns were one gender Mainly oral (Latin was written) Word order vs. word form

 And the fourth: Four forms of verbs  I ride  He rides  We ride  You ride

Ok- so, Old English  Books  Lord’s Prayer

Riddles  Riddle- everyday puzzles written in poetry form Fun way to pass the time

Characterizations of Riddles  1. Alliteration- the repetition of beginning sounds  -Sally sold sea shells down by the sea shore

 2. Kenning- a specialized metaphor made of compound words  - ex. Gas guzzler

 i. usually formed with two compound nouns  -sky- candle  -battle-dew 

 ii. could be a possessive  Ocean’s face  iii. or phrases  hot with ale