▶ Your Answer :
The reading and the lecture both talk about the true origins of the English
people who now inhabit the country. The reading states that there are three
pieces of evidence to show that most people of England are descended from the
people who invaded soon after. However the lecturer argues that the pieces of
evidence given in the reading are not convincing.
First of all, the reading states
that the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons into the British Isles was actually a mass
migration from what is now North Central Europe. On the other hand, the lecture
assert that although it is true that the Anglo-Saxons left their hometown and
migrated, but the population of the Celts was more than one of the Anglo-Saxons,
so Anglo-Saxons did not have any political power to control the Celts.
Next, in the reading, the author
argues that modern English can be clearly traced back to their Germanic
languages and not those of the Celts. On the contrary, the lecture claims the
notion is erroneous. The reason for this is that the fact that there are have
many similar features between modern English and Germanic languages does not
mean modern residents of England are descended from the Anglo-Saxons because it
is more possible assumption that the Celts just adopted the language of the Anglo-Saxons.
Finally, the reading goes on to
explain that the DNA of people living in the eastern portion of England has
provided compelling proof. On the contrary, the professor, in his lecture
asserts the idea does not make sense. This is because eastern portion of
England is the place in which Anglo-Saxons settled first. So, the professor
says that majority of them living in the
area descended from Anglo-Saxons. |