This page is dedicated to the history of the English language and the Indo-European language family that it derives from. Topics include:
- History of English
- History of Proto-Indo-European
- Deep history of languages
- The DNA evidence in Archaeogenetics
Content provided here includes background articles & teaching materials for free download.
WORKSHEETS
Sample Worksheets for Language History in the classroom:
ARTICLES
Links to articles on using Language History in education:
Carrier, M. (2022). Relating the language you are teaching to its history. In: ICC Journal, Volume 4, Issue 2, pp. 44-48. Bochum: ICC
DEEP HISTORY
History extracts:
February 2, 1786 – the story of Sir William Jones, the first linguist