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goths speak an extinct east germanic language and they invade rome. around the same time german tribes speak english
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germanic tribes begin speaking old english
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france becomes enemy causing people to want to learn english
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first book in english appears
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the black death kills workers, sinceworkers were so valued people began to learn english in hopes of getting a job
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shakespeare, a english writer, is born
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cawdry writes first dictionary
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english settler arrive in america, they speak english
