1. Celtic Influence on Old English
English, this sole word describes more than just a country, a type of people, or their language. ... And by 1st Century AD, all of the Gauls, what today are France, Spain and Germany had been taken by the Rome. ... It can be said that the Norman conquest enriched the English language even more so. ... Of all of these, Welsh is still a living language, thanks to the Welsh and their will to maintain the language. ... Soon after the Norman invasion, the second grand transformation of the English language occurs, and "Middle English" flourishes. ...
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