The History of English Podcast

Episode 36: Finalizing the Alphabet

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Dec 23, 2013
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 5min
2
The Origins of the T-H Sound
05:03 • 3min
3
The Origins of the W Sound in English
07:43 • 4min
4
The History of the Latin Alphabet
11:14 • 2min
5
The History of the W and W Sounds in Old English
13:18 • 5min
6
The Origins of the v Sound
18:03 • 3min
7
The Origins of the F Sound in Old English
20:51 • 5min
8
The Origins of the a Sound in Old English
26:20 • 5min
9
The History of English Vowel Sounds
31:35 • 5min
10
The Origins of the Ampersand
36:19 • 4min
11
The History of English
40:32 • 2min