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

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

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

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

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

6.  So, what language root does English fall into?

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

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

9. The periods of the E. Language  Old English- before 1066  Middle English- 1066-1485 Norman Conquest- 1066  Early Modern English- 1485- 1700  Modern English- 1700- present

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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