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450
Celtic Language
Britain spoke a celtic language -
450
Saxons, Jutes and Angles
The Saxon, Jute and Angles invaded England and forced the English to the west. We then got Anglo-saxon English -
Period: 450 to Jan 1, 1100
Old English
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Oct 13, 1066
William the Conquerer
William the Conquerer invaded he and the upper classes and aristocracy spoke French and the lower class citizens spoke old English creating a divide -
Oct 15, 1066
Battle of Hastings
THe battle of Hastings occured. -
Period: Jul 10, 1100 to Jul 10, 1500
Middle English
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Jul 10, 1300
English as dominent language
In 1300 the English Monarch made English the prominent language and borrowed certain words from the french language, such as naive. -
Jul 10, 1340
Chaucer
Prominent English poet known as the father of the English language. Was really influential in the dominence of modern english. -
Jul 10, 1450
Print Press
William Caxton brings the print press to Britain and has to decide on which type of English to use. He eventually settles on the area around where the Monarch was settled. -
Jul 10, 1500
Trading
With the British empire being so extensive, new words are constantly being bought back over to England from foreign countries -
Period: Jul 10, 1500 to
Early Modern English
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King James
King James decided the bible should not be read in Latin anymore and should be read in English. Religion had a major effect on language at the time. -
Black Death
The black death pandemic reaches its peak in europe and greatly effects scoiety and the language used -
William Shakespear
Shakespears play and sonnets bring promincence to the English Language as he is constantly inventing new words such as bubble. -
The Great Vowel Shift
The Great Vowel Shift effects how the words of the English Language are pronounced. Vowel are pronounced in a longer tone -
First Dictionary
Dr Samuel Johnson writes what is considered to be the first wide spread dictionary with the grammarian rules. This set in stone exactly how things should be written and pronounced in England -
Industrial Revolution
Introduction of new technology means that new words have to be coined and words are added to categories such as food, Psychology and leisure -
Period: to
Late Modern English
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Technology
With the advances in technology new words have had to be coined in modern English