SYMHC Classics: Great Vowel Shift

Tracy shares why Bhagat Singh Thind rocketed to the top of her topics list. Holly shares a story of bad cat behavior.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

The Carrington Event was a massive geomagnetic storm that happened in 1859. It led to expanded understanding of solar phenomena. Research: “Great Aurora of 1859. Art. XLII – The Great Auroral Exhibition of August 28th to September 4th, 1859.” American Journal of Science. Ser. 2. ...  عرض المزيد

Who spoke English first and what was it like? Nothing like it is today. Listen in to learn all about it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Language is one of the foundational pieces of being human, but in the absence of writing, what can we know about it in the deep past? Historical linguistics and the comparative method shed valuable light on these long-lost languages, and uncover the roots of some of today's mo ...

Luke's English Podcast is for people learning English as a foreign language. This episode is about the grammar of passive verb forms, their use and pronunciation.  For a transcript, and detailed grammar & pronunciation notes, click here <a href= "https://teacherluke.co.uk/2009/10 ...  عرض المزيد

En France, nombreux sont ceux qui fustigent l'emploi abusif d'anglicismes dans le langage courant. Pourtant, historiquement, c'est bien l'anglais qui a été influencé par la langue française, au cours de son histoire. En effet le français a - pendant longtemps – été la langue de l ...  عرض المزيد