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The Norman conquest drew Britain into French politics and the Hundred Years' War while also transforming English through the fusion of Germanic, French, and Latin elements.
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Jiang claims Shakespeare helped create the English language, and without that language there may have been no British Empire.
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Jiang claims Shakespeare helped create the English language, and without that language there may have been no British Empire.
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"...that Britain is trying to create a radical change in the English language. So before, the Anglo -Saxons spoke a Germanic language we call..."
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"Latin and French elements blend into Old English, and this creates a new language we call Middle English. And the Middle English, of course,..."
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"...are doing Shakespeare. Okay? Because without Shakespeare, there would be no English language. If there's no English language, you can also argue there'd be..."
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"...other side better off for it? Lastly, who are your favorite English -language poets apart from Milton?"
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"...beautiful. It's probably the most beautiful poetry ever composed in an English language. So, you can see how resilient the human imagination is. If..."
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"...to do is we will study today the greatest poem in English language called Paradise Lost by John Milton who was who actually was..."
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"Now, the word dagger actually exists in the English language, but it means you carry a dagger with you, OK? So if I say,..."
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"...Caesar, you will find some of the greatest speeches in the English language. It's stunning speeches. Okay? And in the speeches, you will find..."
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"...first time, all cultures are able to meet together within the English language and communicate with each other. Okay? There's a problem with this...."
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Britain becomes empire not because it begins powerful, but because it begins divided, poor, exposed, and forced to change.
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