Episode 180: English on the Move
From The History of English Podcast by Kevin Stroud
November 13, 2024 · 1h 14m
About this episode
This episode examines how the migration of English speakers in the 1600s influenced the way English is spoken around the world.
In the first decade of the 1600s, English speakers were on the move as they established the first permanent English settlement in North America. They also began a steady a migration to northern Ireland after an event known to history as the Flight of the Earls. As these English speakers relocated to regions outside of Britian, they took their regional accents and dialects with them. In this episode, we’ll examine how those settlement patterns shaped the way English is spoken around the world. TRANSCRIPT: EPISODE 180
People in this episode
Host: Kevin Stroud
Topics covered
- migration
- settlement patterns
- regional accents
- dialects
- English language
- history
Keywords
- English language
- migration
- settlement
- accents
- dialects
- history
- Flight of the Earls
Mentioned in this episode
Places: North America, northern Ireland
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