Start / The History of English Podcast / Episode 27 broken empire and fractured languages

The History of English Podcast

Episode 27: Broken Empire and Fractured Languages

50 min • 24 juni 2013

Parchment books begin to replace papyrus scrolls as the Western Roman Empire crumbles. New Germanic Kingdoms emerge in the west, but Latin remains the dominant language in Western Europe.  Latin itself begins to fracture without the Roman educational system to hold it together.  Meanwhile, Gothic words begin to filter into early Spanish.

TRANSCRIPT: EPISODE 27

Map Prepared by Louis Henwood (Click Map for Larger Image)

Map Prepared by Louis Henwood (Click Map for Larger Image)

Senaste avsnitt

Episode 184: Spelling Says a Lot (Part 1)

15 juli | 81 min

Episode 183: The Fabric of Our Lives

13 maj | 77 min

Episode 182: World of Confusion

18 mars | 76 min

Episode 181: Heaven and Earth

30 januari | 81 min

Episode 180: English on the Move

13 november 2024 | 74 min
Vad är en podd?

En liten tjänst av I'm With Friends. Finns även på engelska.

Podcastbild

00:00 -00:00
00:00 -00:00