Welcome to the History of English podcast, a podcast about the history of the English language.

This is episode 180, English on the move. This time, as we continue the chronological story of English, we're going to

look at the spread of English around the world in the first decade of the 1600s. During this

period, England was laying the groundwork for the British Empire that was soon to come, and English

speakers were no longer just traveling to distant places around the world.

They were starting to make permanent homes there, and they carried their language with them.

But they not only took the English language, they also took their specific local dialects.

So this time, we'll also explore how regional dialects in England shape the various

forms of English that were being planted around the world. But before we begin, let me remind you that

the website for the podcast is History of Englishpodcast.com, and you can sign up to support the podcast

and get bonus episodes at patreon.com slash history of

English. Also, one other quick note. A longtime listener of the podcast recently started a podcast

of her own, and I thought I would mention it here. Those of you who listened to the early episodes

about Anglo-Saxe in England

will remember Beed as an important writer during that period. And in this new podcast, Gretel Lemaître,

presents an introspective podcast about grief, which is based in part around the writings of

Beed. The podcast is called Gretel's Grief with Beed. So check that out if it sounds

interesting to you. Now this time, we're going to explore the expansion of English into North

America and Ireland in the early 1600s. This represents the early stages of what became

known as the British Empire.

Of course, much has been said and written about the British Empire over the years,

the way it shaped the modern world, and the human suffering that was produced along the way.

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