English Goes Underground

The Adventure of English Season 1 Episode 2

Overview:
We see how England was ruled for three centuries after the Conquest by a French-speaking king and court which used Latin for their official business. English was the language of the peasants; a third-class tongue in its own country.

Genre : Documentary

Actors : Melvyn Bragg

Release Date : 2003-11-06

Duration : 65 menit

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Birth of a Language
1. Birth of a Language
English Goes Underground
2. English Goes Underground
The Battle for the Language of the Bible
3. The Battle for the Language of the Bible
This Earth, This Realm, This England
4. This Earth, This Realm, This England
English in America
5. English in America
Speaking Proper
6. Speaking Proper
The Language of Empire
7. The Language of Empire
Many Tongues Called English, One World Language
8. Many Tongues Called English, One World Language


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