From Old English to Modern American English in One Monologue
Simon Roper
3,337,308 views
In this video, I present a monologue which gradually transitions from pre-literary Old English (c.450 AD) to an urban northeastern dialect of modern American English. I present it first without any subtitles or notes so that viewers can gauge when they first start to pick out words and sentences, and then with subtitles and footnotes.
Dr Colin Gorrie's fantastic self-teaching book, for those interested in learning Old English: https://colingorrie.com/books/osweald...
My email for professional collaborations: simon@lipmouthstudios.com
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year 900: "ℑ𝔱 𝔦𝔰 𝔩𝔬𝔫𝔤 𝔴𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯" 🗿
- At 900 I heard something like " it is long winter".
- By 1200 I started to understand some words.
- By 1600 I started to understand most of it. I think the great vowel shift is the key to start understanding.
From Old English to Modern American English in One Monologue
Simon Roper
3,337,308 views
In this video, I present a monologue which gradually transitions from pre-literary Old English (c.450 AD) to an urban northeastern dialect of modern American English. I present it first without any subtitles or notes so that viewers can gauge when they first start to pick out words and sentences, and then with subtitles and footnotes.
Dr Colin Gorrie's fantastic self-teaching book, for those interested in learning Old English: https://colingorrie.com/books/osweald...
My email for professional collaborations: simon@lipmouthstudios.com
________
This channel's Patreon (thank you very much to anybody who donates): Patreon: simonroper
My Substack: https://substack.com/@simonroper1
Our production company website, with a mailing list: https://www.lipmouthstudios.com/about