History of the english language

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    Roman alphabet 55 B.C

    Roman alphabet 55 B.C
    Used in 55 B.C the roman alphabet is very similar to the modern english one.This was the first recorded instance of the Romans being in England, but they did not conquer England until 78-85 A.D. They stayed in control of the island for 300 years.
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    Ancient English 5th century

    Ancient English 5th century
    Old English / Anglo-Saxon, which was spoken in England from about the 5th to the 11th century in Britan
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    Ancient Latin 6 B.C

    Ancient Latin 6 B.C
    The earliest known inscriptions in the Latin alphabet date from the 6th century BC. It was adapted from the Etruscan alphabet during the 7th century BC. The letters Y and Z were taken from the Greek alphabet to write Greek loan words. Other letters were added from time to time as the Latin alphabet was adapted for other languages.
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    Early Armaic Hebrew 10th century

    Early Armaic Hebrew  10th century
    The Early Aramaic Hebrew alphabet was developed sometime during the late 10th or early 9th century BC.
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    Spanish Alphabet 17 B.C

    Spanish Alphabet 17 B.C
    Used scince the 17th century B.C this spanish alphabet has been used to get letters for the english language
  • Victorian Alphabet script writing

    Victorian Alphabet script writing
    Script writing bated back to the Victorians round about 1850
  • First alphabet 5000 B.C

    First alphabet 5000 B.C
    5000 B.C. Worlds first alphabet
    A language of ancient India that belongs to the Indo-European Language Group. India has preserved samples of their language that are older than any European language, but there are some features in common. It is also similar to Egyptian hieroglyphics. The english language/alphabet is derived from here.
  • Modern alphabet

    Modern alphabet
    Modern alphabet that people use today. The modern English alphabet is a Latin-based alphabet consisting of 26 letters
  • 1900 B.C Luxor Egypt

    1900 B.C Luxor Egypt
    dated back to 1900 B.C in Luxor Egypt
  • Ancient Greek Alphabet

    Ancient Greek Alphabet
    The Greek alphabet has been used to write the Greek language since about the 9th century BC. It was the first true alphabet with a symbol for each vowel and consonant, and is the oldest alphabetic script in use today.