History of English language

• English is close to Nordic languages such as Dutch
• High frequency lexis is common in Anglo-Saxon
• Swearing is common in Anglo-Saxon
• Low frequency lexis is common in Latin
• Women are more likely to use low frequency lexis with other women to seem more posh
• Anglo-Saxon has a lot of monosyllabic language
• Impossible to write a modern English sentence with using old language
• Dr Bruce Mitchell believes that word order has became more important today
• Main difference between old and modern texts is structural (suffixs)
• As a byproduct of work we have culture, as a byproduct of culture we have new words
• Religious lexis is latinate
• Some plurals are from Latin
• Adding 's' to plurals is Anglo-Saxon
• Our language has been simplified for non-English speakers