BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Shanghai BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20000101T000000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=1 TZNAME:CST TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20261102T010518Z - 36910@iZuf69e0i0z4ibdboqb33jZ DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20261108T160000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20261108T180000 CREATED:20261102T010518Z DESCRIPTION:The Evolution & Colo nial History of the English Language\nHow did a language shaped by inv asions become a language carried around the world by empire? And how far b ack could you travel before the English you know stopped making sense? Joi n Adam\, a politics and history expert\, for a fascinating discussion abou t the evolution and colonial history of English. We’ll explore how Old E nglish was transformed through contact with Norman French and other langua ges\, before spreading through colonisation\, migration and power to Ameri ca\, Australia and beyond. Along the way\, we’ll encounter stories that are proud\, shameful and sometimes ridiculous\, and ask what they reveal a bout the societies behind the words. Together\, we’ll examine older text s and test how much we can understand as we travel backwards through the l anguage. We’ll discuss how conquest\, class and cultural exchange shaped vocabulary\, how communities made English their own\, and why a language ’s global success is about much more than its usefulness. We’ll also d iscover how English’s many borrowed words can offer clues to other langu ages\, giving us a springboard for learning something new. No knowledge of linguistics or history is necessary: Adam will introduce the background\, and everyone can compare interpretations and share questions. Expect a ri ch conversation that makes familiar words feel unfamiliar—and the langua ge we use together far more interesting. 一门被入侵塑造出来的语 言，是怎么变成一门被帝国带到全世界的语言的？你要 往回走多远，你熟悉的英语就开始听不懂了？跟着 Adam 来聊一场有意思的讨论吧。他是政治和历史专家。这次 聊英语的演变和殖民历史。我们会看看古英语是怎么通 过跟诺曼法语和其他语言的接触被改变的，然后又是怎 么通过殖民、移民和权力传到美国、澳大利亚和其他地 方的。一路上，我们会碰到一些让人骄傲、让人羞耻， 有时候还挺离谱的故事，也会问它们揭示了文字背后那 些社会的什么。 我们会一起看一些更早的文本，测试一 下我们在语言里往回走的时候还能看懂多少。我们会聊 征服、阶级和文化交流是怎么塑造词汇的，不同社群是 怎么把英语变成自己的，还有为什么一门语言的全球成 功，远不只是因为它有用。我们也会发现，英语里那么 多借来的词，其实能给其他语言提供线索，变成我们学 新东西的一个跳板。不需要任何语言学或历史知识：Adam 会介绍背景，每个人都可以比较不同解读、分享问题。 这会是一场很丰富的聊天，让熟悉的词变得不熟悉—— 也让我们每天一起用的这门语言变得有意思得多。 DTSTAMP:20261102T010518Z LOCATION:静安区\, 大田路129弄1-1号嘉发大厦A栋\, Shanghai SUMMARY:The Evolution & Colonial History of the English Language END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR