The History of the Spoken English by Suffolk's very own Charlie Haylock

This is not a talk on split infinitives, and what the differences are between the past participle and the past tense. Definitely not! Charlie will show us how the seeds of spoken English were first set.

He will also show us how each invading force affected the English language, and the different sounds they brought; from the Angles and Saxons to the Vikings and Normans.

How Shakespeare was really spoken . . . the effect of the Italian Renaissance on the English language . . . how England, by being an international trading nation, adopted words from across the globe.

Charlie will include a dialect tour of the British Isles and further afield, and demonstrate the different facial expressions of each dialect . . . and how a deaf person he knows can tell what dialect a person has . . . just by lip reading. Very informative and highly entertaining.

£12.50 per person

BOOK NOW: Tickets are available in advance from Philippa Gasson 07858 504568 (WhatsApp or text) or email [email protected]. Online payments details will be provided on application