Quatro, quatre, quattro. They all mean the number "four" in different languages. Did the word and their languages (Portuguese, French and Italian) descend from a common source? How does language change over time?

In his second presentation for Edgewater Village, Craig Sirles, an emeritus professor of English at DePaul University, will answer these fascinating questions studied by language historians. He'll also share recent research about pidgin and creole languages in the Caribbean area as it may explain how English morphed from the 10th through 17th centuries.

Please register for this online presentation in advance. You’ll receive an email with the link to this Zoom meeting.