The Story of EnglishAlan D. DeSantis
The Story of English Alan D. DeSantis
In The Beginning .. :Indo-EuropeanLanguage1) The Start of the Indo-European Language6000 BC, Indo-European language started in a cold, northern climateof the forests north of the Black Sea (in what is now Ukraine) duringthe Neolithic period.2)TheSpreadofIndo-EuropeanLanguage- By 3500 BC, these IE speakers began to travel.- We get the start of many of the world's languages- These people spread:West to Europe (German, English, French)SouthtotheMediterranean(Italian,Spanish,GreekNorthtoScandinavia(Polish,Russian)East to India and Iran (Iranian, Hindi)
In The Beginning . . . Indo-European Language • 1) The Start of the Indo-EuropeanLanguage − 6000 BC, Indo-European language started in a cold, northern climate of the forests north of the Black Sea (in what is now Ukraine) during the Neolithic period. • 2) The Spread of Indo-European Language − By 3500 BC, these IE speakers began to travel. − We get the start of many of the world’s languages − These people spread: • West to Europe (German, English, French) • South to the Mediterranean (Italian, Spanish, Greek) • North to Scandinavia (Polish, Russian) • East to India and Iran (Iranian, Hindi)
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The Spread of Indo-European Languages
iA look at the spread and dominance of the Indo-European Languages
A look at the spread and dominance of the Indo-European Languages
The Great Language TreeE
The Great Language Tree