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450
Celtic Era ca. 600BC-450AD
The first known langauges in England are the Celtic ones like Welsh and Scots. We do not know much about the langauge that was spoken, because it was not written down.Today English has still borrowed some words from Celtics. -
Period: 450 to
a funkyline about the english langauge's history
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500
Romans and Anglo-Saxon
England was invaded by the Romans who spoke Latin and the Anglo-Saxon, who spoke Old English. They made a clear cut and what we know as real English started here, and it almost destroyed the langauges that were spoken before the invasion. -
Apr 11, 1000
Normans
In 1066 the Normans invaded England. They spoke an early kind of French and it became the high status langauge in England. -
Apr 11, 1066
Middle Engliish
England was no more invaded and the English langauge took over again from French. England had become a trillingual nation for a while. The languages were Latin(church), French (king) and Old English (common people). Since the 9th century many books have been written in English, but it was first after Thomas Caxton's introduction of printing press in 1476 it really took off. The printing press made an new interest in having a standard way of spelling and speaking English. -
Apr 11, 1525
Printing press + English Bible
In 1525 the bible was translated to English. That meant that everyone was able to understand the religious messages. The church did not like it at all so the bible was smuggled into England. And the printing press meant that a book was no longer the product of many months of hard work by a monk, but was now a massproduction. -
Early modern English1
In the beginning of the period nobody knew how to write and print correctly, but because of explored scientific and discoveries new words were invented and they were working on defining a correct way of writing and printing. The first proper dictionary of the English language were published in 1755. Shakespeare's works and the King James Bible had a dominating effect on the Engloish language. Shakespeare language gives us a good idea of what early modern English was like. -
American English
America gained its independence from Britain in 1776. As a new nation they needed a new language. The different between the american English and the British English is the spelling, pronounciation and the vocabulary and the intonation. Americans sound very calm and dull compared to the -britishs. -
Early Modern English2
The language as it was in the end og The early ModernEnglish was pretty much as the language is today, but there are changes in the meanings and the pronounciation of the words. -
Modern English
Through this period the grammar for Standard-English continued to change, but in a muck slower rate than in the previous centuries. Because of a high social developement like multiple social, scientific, technological and economie developement there were hundred of thousands words added to the language. -
Global English
The number of people who use English as a second or foreign language are now very much in majority, because of the globalization which contributes to the process of making English a global and worldwide language. -
Vikings
From about 800 the Vikings invaded England. The Vikings came from Denmark and Norway. Because the Vikings settled down in England and established the Danelaw, the influence of Norse was dramatic and long lasting. The language is still marked by familynames and the pronouncing from Vikings.