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There were three tribes that were Germanic they were the Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes. They conquered Britain and they spoke a language called Englisc which is where the word English comes from. The Angles were also came from a place called Englaland which where the word England came from. This is where the Origin of the English Language came from.
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Beowulf was a famous piece of work from the Old English time. It was made between the 7th and the early 11th century. It didn't get known that much until the year 1815.
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William the Conqueror, conquerored England and this ended Old English and started the beginning of Middle English
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He was a known poet during the Middle English time. Middle English was the language of Chaucer.
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English replaces Lation for the language of instruction in most schools.
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In 1755 the first significant English Dictionary was published by a person named Samuel Johnson.
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The Oxford English dictionary was published in 1928 during the Late Modern English time.
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During the Old English time, vikings were an influence on the language English.
