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900 BCE
Alphabet and vocabulary in English
The Latin alphabet was brought by Christian missionaries from Ireland and is still the English writing system.
The Old English vocabulary consisted of a mixture of Anglo-Saxon words with words borrowed from the Scandinavian languages (Danish and Norwegian) and Latin. Thus, Latin introduced words such as street, kitchen, etc -
500 BCE
English history
It can be described from the arrival of three Germanic tribes to the British Isles in the years 500 BC. The Angles, the Saxons and the Jutos crossed the North Sea from what we know today as Denmark and northern Germany. The Anglos received that name due to their land of origin Engle or Angels. They called their own language Englisc, a word that derived in English or English. -
410 BCE
Past Time
God has been from the beginning and to the end the main transmitter of history. He communicated with Creation, with humanity and with the Trinity. -
410 BCE
The origin of Language and the pride of man.
One language was spoken but the pride of men caused God to confuse them, spread them and gave rise to languages, thus restricting the manliness of men. -
410 BCE
Part of the Origin
The English language has come a long way: what began as a dialect of invading peoples, was enriched by the contribution of diverse cultures to become the most important language worldwide. -
1525
The Bible in English
The Bible Wycliffe it was translated from the Bible vulgata in Latin into French. William Tyndale translated from Hebrew and Greek into English. -
English in our days
English is a Germanic language of the Indo-European family. Today it is the second most spoken language in the world after Chinese. However, English is the most widespread language worldwide and is on its way to becoming the universal language. Here are some of the reasons that explain this supremacy over other languages such as French, Spanish and Arabic. -
Always remember!!!
The number of words of other languages incorporated into the English language is enormous, but the heart of the language is in the Anglo-Saxon core of Old English.
Around 5000 words of this era remain without major changes. Among these words we have the bases on which the language is built: words for domestic use, parts of the body, names of common animals, names of elements and natural phenomena, most of the pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions and the auxiliary verbs. -
The end.
This timeline was made by: Yelianis Álvarez Velásquez
Intermediate Integrated Language
Cesar Adrian Arias -
Did you know?
- It is the official or co-official language in more than 45 countries.
- Half of all business agreements are carried out in English.
- Two thirds of the scientific studies are written in English.
- More than 70% of all emails are written and directed in English.
- It is the language par excellence of the science of our days: computer science.
- Most international tourism, aviation and diplomacy are conducted in English.
