Channel: Langfocus

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Tags: linguisticslanguage studyenglish is a creolecornish languagepolyglotthe english languageceltshistory of englishlinguistceltic features in englishthe welsh languageceltic grammaris english a creole?history of great britainmiddle englishceltic language familyold englishceltic languagesanglo saxonsearly modern englishjohn mchorter

Description: Inspired by John McWhorter's book on the subject, in this video I talk about the apparent Celtic influence on English. Pick up a copy of McWhorter's book: US Amazon - amzn.to/36b6lQ8 UK Amazon - amzn.to/2ZAdY05 Special thanks to Tirion Kerr for his Welsh samples! These amazing people support Langfocus on Patreon ( patreon.com/langfocus ): Brandon Gonzalez, Anjo Barnes, Auguste Fields, Behnam Esfahbod, Bennett Seacrist, AmateurTextualCriticism, Brian King, Clark Roth, Fiona de Visser, Georgy Eremin, Jacob Madsen, John Moffat, Karl-Erik Wångstedt, Kenny, Leon Jiang, Marcelo Loureiro, Matthew Etter, Michael Arbagi, Michael Cuomo, Nobbi Lampe-Strang, Rosalind Resnick, Ruben Sanchez Jr, Sebastian Langshaw, ShadowCrossZero, Victoria Goh, Vincent David, Yuko Sunda, 19jks94, Abdullah Al-Kazaz, Adam Powell, dam Vanderpluym, Alen, Alex Hanselka, Alexandre Smirnov, Ali Muhammed Alshehri, Alvin Quiñones, Andrew Woods, Aous Mansouri, Ashley Dierolf, Atsushi Yoshida, Avital Levant, Bartosz Czarnotta, Benn M, Brent Warner, Brian Begnoche, Brian Morton, Bruce Stark, Carl saloga, Chelsea Boudreau, Christian Langreiter, Christopher Lowell, David LeCount, Debbie Levitt, Diane Young, DickyBoa, Dieter Raber, divad, Divadrax, Don Ross, Donald Tilley, Ed B, Edward Wilson, Eric Loewenthal, Erin Robinson Swink, Fabio Martini, fatimahl, Grace Wagner, Greg Boyarko, Guillermo Jimenez, Gus Polly, Hannes Egli, Harry Kek, Henri Saussure, Herr K, Ina Mwanda, Jack Jackson, Jaidyn Workman, James and Amanda Soderling, James Lillis, Jay Bernard, Jens Aksel Takle, JESUS FERNANDO MIRANDA BARBOSA, JK Nair, JL Bumgarner, joanna jansen, John Hyaduck, Justin Faist, Klaw117, Konrad, Kristian Erickson, Krzysztof Dobrzanski, Laura Morland, Lee Dedmon, Leo Coyne, Leo Barudi, Lincoln Hutton, Lorraine Inez Lil, Louize Kowalski, Luke Jensen, M.Aqeel Afzal, Mahmoud Hashemi, Margaret Langendorf, Maria Comninou, Mark, Mark Grigoleit, Mark Kemp, Markzipan, Maurice Chou, Merrick Bobb, Michael Regal, Mike Frysinger, mimichi, Mohammed A. Abahussain, Naama Shang, Nicholas Gentry, Nicole Tovar, Oleksandr Ivanov, Oto Kohulák, Panot, Papp Roland, Patrick smith, Patriot Nurse, Paul Shutler, Pauline Pavon, Paulla Fetzek, Peter Andersson, Peter Nikitin, Peter Scollar, Pomax, Raymond Thomas, Renato Paroni de Castro, ReysDad, Robert Sheehan, Robert Williams, Roland Seuhs, Ron McKinnon, Ronald Brady, Saffo Papantonopoulou, Scott Russell, Sergio Pascalin, ShrrgDas, Sierra Rooney, Simon Blanchet, Simon G, Spartak Kagramanyan, Stefan Reichenberger, Steven Severance, Suzanne Jacobs, Theophagous, Thomas Chapel, veleum, Vinicius Marchezini, William MacKenzie, William O Beeman, yasmine jaafar, Yassine Ouarzazi, Yeshar Hadi, Éric Martin