Jiminy Cricket Pinnochios Travel through Time Learning about the History of the English Language
As most know, Pinocchio is a very curious boy. And, being fairly new to the world, Pinocchio is learning new things everyday. But besides learning how fast cars go and why bees sting, Pinocchio is learning new words everyday. And it was one day Pinocchio asked his good pal Jimminy Cricket, "Where do all these words come from?" "There are thousands of words in our English language and they all come from different places and different people," replied Jimminy. "I can't explain it all Pinocchio. You will just have to see for yourself!" And so Jimminy Cricket decided to take Pinocchio on a travel through time to show him exactly how the English language developed! "We are in Britain. It was here, around 400 B.C. that ancient Indians called the Celts arrived. The Celts were farmers who lived in Britain alone until the Romans came in 43 A.D. Artorius, the Celtic chief, tried to hold the Romans off but was unsuccessful." "So who won Britain?" Pinocchio asked with a confused look on his face. "Nobody won Britain. The Celts and the Romans both lived in Britain until 410 A.D when the Romans were called back to Rome. However, when the Romans left, a new tribe called the
Not only did he rebuild monasteries and actively encourage education, but he also had a book made called the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a record of key events. However, when the Anglo-Saxons arrived in Britain. It was also in the 1500's during the reign of Elizabeth the First (1558-1603) and James the First (1603-1625) that the English Language was considered to be in its "Golden Age. This was proof that the English language survived despite Norman rule. Both were expensive to maintain so it became necessary to tax the people's property in order to pay expenses. half of England was in Viking hands, but there was one king who would not let the Vikings take his land. they replaced the Old English inflective plural ending en with s. We still use this word ending in words like children," explained Jimminy. All of these things that King Alfred did made him more popular with the people which gave him more power. The other one is the use of kennings.
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