The History of English Podcast

Episode 104: Prefix Preferences

Dec 19, 2017
Exploring the borrowing of words from French and Latin in English during the 1200s, the emergence of new prefixes and suffixes in the Ancrenoisa text, creating new words with prefixes and suffixes, the use of 'yer' prefix in Old English and German, the usage of Old English prefixes in modern English, the evolution of English prefixes during the Middle Ages, and the introduction and adoption of prefixes in Early Middle English.
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
2
The Changing Role of Prefixes and Suffixes in Early 1200s English
02:36 • 3min
3
Creating New Words with Prefixes and Suffixes
05:08 • 3min
4
Exploring the 'yer' Prefix in Old English and German
08:04 • 16min
5
The Use of Old English Prefixes in Modern English
23:34 • 11min
6
The Evolution of English Prefixes
34:32 • 18min
7
Introduction and Adoption of Prefixes in Early Middle English
52:56 • 4min