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(Romans take over British Isles for 400 years)
The English language inherited 200 latin words from the Romans. -
(Early Inhabitants)
Celts are the earliest people to leave mark on the english language. -
(Normans invade)
The Normans transformed England. French became the language spoken by the powerful people. Latin was used by the Church and still is used today. -
(War between England & France)
Years after the war French ws the enemy language. The English language started to rise. -
(Time of great cultural development)
Literacy rates start rising. Over the next years wonderful discoveries and innovations are made. Things are being discovered in different fields like art and writting. -
(Age of grammar & rules)
The Human knowledge continued to strech in new areas, but many scholars think English Language is messed up. So books teaching proper grammer became increasingly popular. -
(Transformation of the western world)
Language had to swell to accomodate new ideas and bussiness. -
(England now a days)
While everythingh is transforming in England. The language contimues to grow and grow. -
(Anglo,Saxons,Jutes begin to arrive)
Anglo Saxon dialects form the language we call Old English. -
(Christian missionaries arrive)
Christina missionaries converted the Saxons to a Catholic Christian faith, the Church injected hundreds of new latin words into the English Language. -
(1st Danish invasion of Britain)
King Alfred uses the English language to develope a sense of national identity amongst the English.
