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200
Celtic Era - Celts 600 BC
First language ever!!
We dont know much about this language because it was spoken and not written. But we do know that it had its inspiration from the runic alphabet - we can also see that there are words that have survived to this day which are mainly place names as Thames, Dover and London. -
Period: 200 to
History of the English Landuage
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300
Celtic Era - Romans 43BC - 410 AC
England was invaded by the Romans in 55 BC. The language was influeded by the Romans who spoke latin. We can also see the influence today where a lot of cities containing "chester" which is derived from the Roman name of that place. The Romans gave places names which are still used today. The language was still spoken and not writen so the information is little. -
450
Old English - Germanic Tribes: Anglo Saxons and Jutes 450
The British was invaded again - now by the Angles (northern Germany), the Saxons (Germany) and the Jutes (Jutland/Denmark) - who spoke a language which is the English we know today. The "new" English nearly obliterating the "old" English which was spoken before the invasion. About one third of the words we use to day are of Old English origin. -
Apr 11, 1066
Middel English - Normans 1066
England was invaded again - now by the Normans from France which spoke an early vision of French. Therefore also French got an influence on the English we know today. At that time French was only spoken by the king, his nobles and the elite and became therefore a high status language in England. The words which came to England was catch, wage and reward and a lot of words containing food. Common peopple still spoke Old English and the church, the priets and bishops spoked Latin. -
Apr 12, 1476
Early Modern English - 1476-1800
Books began to be printed - first by William Caxton - a massproduktion began. Therefore the language had to have a level where most of the population would understand.
Because of the new technology and sciense the English language lacked words - the language was developed.
With the printingpres the Bible was printed in English so everyone could read the holy Bible - which the church and priest were strongly aganist. Shakespear great.The first dictionary was produced in 1755 by Samual Johnson. -
Modern English 1800-NU
The grammar continued to change and the language developed - and it still does. Every new phrase or single words are developing the language - and everybody who speaks the language automatically change the language. English is a global language and has therefor many different subtypes. American English is the reason why English still is the global language because of the U.S's power in the world. The English is also a result of the globalization where English is used everywhere in the world -
Old English - The Vikings 800
The Vikings started to invade Britain and letf behind a lot of words which the English language adopted etc egg, dirt, harbour, knife, birth, slaughter, die, bull, outlaw and rotten. The Vikings settled as farmers in the North and gave everyday words to the English Landuage -
Christian missionaries 587
The Christan Missionaries spoke Latin and gave English a lot of Latin words in connection with religion, church and school because they also teached the children in the school. Etc altar, angel, apostel, candle, demon, grammatical, hymn, priest are words which the Christian Missionaries brought to the English language and they are still used today.
