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Viking and Norman Influences on the English Language

Last Edited Nov 8, 2009

The languages both of the Vikings from Scandinavia and of the Norman French from northern France influenced the English language in phonology and grammar. But, how and why did the Viking Incursion and Norman Invasion affect the history of the English language?...
Spanish Alphabet and Pronunciation

Last Edited Nov 5, 2009

Spoken by approximately 359 million native speakers, Spanish is an Ibero-Romance language; a sibling of Portuguese; and a cousin of French, Occitan, Catalan, Italian, Romanian, Aromanian, and Dalmation. This article lists the Spanish alphabet and Standard Spanish pronunciation....
English Alphabet and Pronunciation

Last Edited Nov 5, 2009

Spoken by approximately 1.8 billion speakers worldwide, English is a West Germanic language; a sibling of Frisian and Scots; and a cousin of German, Dutch, Low Saxon, Icelandic, Faroese, Norwegian, Danish, and Swedish. This article lists the English alphabet and Standard English pronunciation....
English Vowel Sounds

Last Edited Nov 5, 2009

The following article explains the articulation, or formation, of the eleven vowel and three diphthong sounds in English as well as the orthography of these fourteen sounds through the combination of six letters....
Latin Loanwords in English

Last Edited Oct 26, 2009

The following article explains the Latin influence on the English language through the borrowing of Latin loanwords into English....
Norwegian Alphabet and Pronunciation

Last Edited Sep 16, 2009

Spoken by approximately 4.8 million people, Norwegian is a North Germanic language; a sibling of Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Faroese; and a cousin of German, Dutch, Frisian, English, Scots, and Low Saxon. This article lists the Norwegian alphabet as well as Standard Norwegian pronunciation....
The English Speaker That Used the "Wrong" Relative Pronoun: Subordinating with Who and That

Last Edited Sep 15, 2009

The fourth article in the series "Prepositions Are Not Words to End Sentences with and Other 'Grammatical Errors' up with which I Will Not Put" examines the rule for relative pronouns that states who is for people and that is for places and things....
To Boldly Go Where Most English Speakers Have Gone Before: The Split Infinitive

Last Edited Sep 15, 2009

The third article in the series "Prepositions Are Not Words to End Sentences with and Other 'Grammatical Errors' up with which I Will Not Put" examines the prescriptive grammar rule against the splitting of infinitives....
Evidence for the Death of the English Case System

Last Edited Aug 28, 2009

Does the English language still have a grammatical case system as supported by the Modern English personal pronoun system? This article argues that, no, English pronouns do not show grammatical case and that, in fact, the English case system is dead....
I'm Right about Ain't Ain't a Word, Aren't I?

Last Edited Jul 30, 2009

The fifth article in the series "Prepositions Are Not Words to End Sentences with and Other 'Grammatical Errors' up with which I Will Not Put" examines a frequently uttered admonition: ain't ain't a word....

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