AN OVERVIEW OF THE EARLY INFLUENCES ON THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEXICON
AN OVERVIEW OF THE EARLY INFLUENCES ON THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEXICON

Summary/Abstract: When thinking of culture and civilization, one thinks of history, literature, philosophy, art and various other domains, but seldom does one think of the importance and influence that a nation‘s language has on it. This paper emphasises the early stages of the becoming of the English language. This will be put in connection with the waves of invaders that pillaged and settled on the Isles. A more detailed analysis will be provided for the Norman Conquest and its linguistic and cultural influences that took part in the making of nowadays England.

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