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Unit 7 Text A The Glorious Messiness of English Some statistics about the English language: an international language a global language a universal language the language of the planet 900 million speak or use English: 400 million native speakers 1.6 million use English as an official language 80% of the world population will speak English by 2020. A Brief History of The English Language 400-1100 A.D. Old English (Anglo-Saxon, Old Norse, Viking) 1100-1300 Norman French (Old English used by lower classes) 1300-1500 Middle English (French, Latin) 1600-1900 Modern English (Renaissance, Greek, Latin) The Bible Shakespeare’s plays in the Elizabethan period 1755 Samuel Johnson: A Dictionary of The English Language with 40, 000 words 1783 Noah Webster’s The Elementary Spelling Book in USA 1900- Contemporary English Future World English Old English: man, woman, king, mother sky, take, get (Vikings) Middle English: French: sovereign, royal, court, legal, government Latin: minister, angel, master, school, grammar Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales Modern English physics, species, architecture, encyclopedia, hypothesis Language Points: glorious, glory The Roman Empire had a glorious history. 辉煌的 We went for a picnic because it was a glorious day. =wonderful mess, messy His office is always a mess because he never throws anything away. 凌乱 An egg fell on the floor and made a mess. 肮脏 She’s in a mess because she quit school but has to pay off her student loans. 困境 typically We typically have 24 classes every week. =normally typically Chinese 具有中国特色的 massive a massive rock/crowd 巨大的 on a massive scale 大规模地 The scale of the problem is so massive that it will require all our resources to deal with it. corrupt 破坏，腐蚀 The French are very concerned that their language is being corrupted by the use of foreign words. 使腐败，贿赂 He corrupts everyone around him. 带坏了 corrupt a government official That official is corrupt be