| If you have an interest in English and the evolution of the language you must check out the YouTuber Simon Roper. There's no finer student of the subject than him and I appreciate that he starts every video with "I am not [a] formally qualified linguist," yet he has a deeper understanding than most. Some of my favorite videos: - Celtic Influence on English [0] - Progressing Some Words from Proto-Germanic to English [1] - A London Accent from the 14th to the 21st Centuries [2] - A Northern US Accent from the 18th to the 21st Centuries [3] - Old English and Middle English; why are they so different? [4] --- [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcCx43I2Vio [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F72jkM9An5Y [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lXv3Tt4x20 [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXaXnQv6knQ [4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWI_dFxbzyg |
He has been taking an historical journey through the development of English from proto-Indo-European and is currently up to the Elizabethan period and 172 episodes so far. There are also lots of side trips to specific topics to mix things up. Very enjoyable listen.