Вопросы к видеофильму 1 – Birth of a language
History of the English language 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UqzBA1LNbE1. Enumerate common Germanic words in English and Frisian today
2. Celtic words surviving in Modern English
3. Old Germanic and Danish place names
4.Old English words we use in everyday talk
5. Why do runes consist mostly of straight lines?
6. Why is king Alfred “Great”?
7. Doublets in the English language
8. What is Old Norse? How did it influence Old English Grammar?