The English Language

abstract acquired added adjectives adopted ancestors Anglo-Saxon appearance Aryan became become began believed belong borrowed brought called character Christian Church civilization classical common compounds conceptions course culture derived describe dialect distinction earlier early East effect England English language Europe existence express feeling foreign formation French genius German give given Greek growth human ideas important influence instance interest kind knowledge late later Latin learned least less literary literature living meaning meant medieval Middle Ages modern native natural Norman nouns old word origin Oxford past perhaps period personality phrase political popular possessed present probably Professor race recent religious rich Roman seems sense sound sources speech suggest Teutonic thought tion traced translations University verb vocabulary writings XIVth XIXth XVIIth Century