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David Crystal
187 songs
Total 187 songs
| Title | Rating | Play |
|---|---|---|
PrefaceThe Story of English in 100 Words • 2:34 | ||
A Short History of English Words, Part 1The Story of English in 100 Words • 3:40 | ||
A Short History of English Words, Part 2The Story of English in 100 Words • 2:54 | ||
A Short History of English Words, Part 3The Story of English in 100 Words • 2:52 | ||
A Short History of English Words, Part 4The Story of English in 100 Words • 3:05 | ||
A Short History of English Words, Part 5The Story of English in 100 Words • 3:48 | ||
Number 1: "Roe – the first word (5th century)", Part 1The Story of English in 100 Words • 3:07 | ||
Number 1: "Roe – the first word (5th century)", Part 2The Story of English in 100 Words • 1:58 | ||
Number 2: "Lea – naming places (8th century)", Part 1The Story of English in 100 Words • 3:08 | ||
Number 2: "Lea – naming places (8th century)", Part 2The Story of English in 100 Words • 3:38 | ||
Number 3: "And – an early abbreviation (8th century)", Part 1The Story of English in 100 Words • 2:13 | ||
Number 3: "And – an early abbreviation (8th century)", Part 2The Story of English in 100 Words • 3:03 | ||
Number 4: "Loaf – an unexpected origin (9th century)", Part 1The Story of English in 100 Words • 2:57 | ||
Number 4: "Loaf – an unexpected origin (9th century)", Part 2The Story of English in 100 Words • 2:59 | ||
Number 5: "Out – changing grammar (9th century)", Part 1The Story of English in 100 Words • 2:43 | ||
Number 5: "Out – changing grammar (9th century)", Part 2The Story of English in 100 Words • 2:15 | ||
Number 6: "Street – a Latin loan (9th century)", Part 1The Story of English in 100 Words • 2:58 | ||
Number 6: "Street – a Latin loan (9th century)", Part 2The Story of English in 100 Words • 3:13 | ||
Number 7: "Mead – a window into history (9th century)", Part 1The Story of English in 100 Words • 2:46 | ||
Number 7: "Mead – a window into history (9th century)", Part 2The Story of English in 100 Words • 3:37 | ||
Number 8: "Merry – a dialect survivor (9th century)", Part 1The Story of English in 100 Words • 2:32 | ||
Number 8: "Merry – a dialect survivor (9th century)", Part 2The Story of English in 100 Words • 3:36 | ||
Number 9: "Riddle – playing with language (10th century)", Part 1The Story of English in 100 Words • 3:05 | ||
Number 9: "Riddle – playing with language (10th century)", Part 2The Story of English in 100 Words • 2:09 | ||
Number 10: "What – an early exclamation (10th century)", Part 1The Story of English in 100 Words • 2:33 | ||
Number 10: "What – an early exclamation (10th century)", Part 2The Story of English in 100 Words • 3:17 | ||
Number 11: "Bone-house – a word-painting (10th century)", Part 1The Story of English in 100 Words • 2:53 | ||
Number 11: "Bone-house – a word-painting (10th century)", Part 2The Story of English in 100 Words • 2:39 | ||
Number 12: "Brock – a Celtic arrival (10th century)", Part 1The Story of English in 100 Words • 3:17 | ||
Number 12: "Brock – a Celtic arrival (10th century)", Part 2The Story of English in 100 Words • 2:42 | ||
Number 13: "English – the language named (10th century)", Part 1The Story of English in 100 Words • 3:13 | ||
Number 13: "English – the language named (10th century)", Part 2The Story of English in 100 Words • 2:57 | ||
Number 14: "Bridegroom – a popular etymology (11th century)"The Story of English in 100 Words • 3:57 | ||
Number 15: "Arse – an impolite word (11th century)", Part 1The Story of English in 100 Words • 3:20 | ||
Number 15: "Arse – an impolite word (11th century)", Part 2The Story of English in 100 Words • 3:45 | ||
Number 16: "Swain – a poetic expression (12th century)"The Story of English in 100 Words • 3:29 | ||
Number 17: "Pork – an elegant word (13th century)"The Story of English in 100 Words • 3:57 | ||
Number 18: "Chattels – a legal word (13th century)"The Story of English in 100 Words • 3:44 | ||
Number 19: "Dame – a form of address (13th century)", Part 1The Story of English in 100 Words • 2:35 | ||
Number 19: "Dame – a form of address (13th century)", Part 2The Story of English in 100 Words • 2:22 | ||
Number 20: "Skirt – a word doublet (13th century)"The Story of English in 100 Words • 3:37 | ||
Number 21: "Jail – competing words (13th century)", Part 1The Story of English in 100 Words • 2:31 | ||
Number 21: "Jail – competing words (13th century)", Part 2The Story of English in 100 Words • 2:17 | ||
Number 22: "Take away – a phrasal verb (13th century)", Part 1The Story of English in 100 Words • 1:24 | ||
Number 22: "Take away – a phrasal verb (13th century)", Part 2The Story of English in 100 Words • 1:55 | ||
Number 23: "Cuckoo – a sound-symbolic word (13th century)"The Story of English in 100 Words • 3:18 | ||
Number 24: "Cunt – a taboo word (13th century)", Part 1The Story of English in 100 Words • 3:09 | ||
Number 24: "Cunt – a taboo word (13th century)", Part 2The Story of English in 100 Words • 2:12 | ||
Number 25: "Wicked – a radical alteration (13th century)"The Story of English in 100 Words • 3:10 | ||
Number 26: "Wee – a Scottish contribution (14th century)"The Story of English in 100 Words • 3:23 |