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St. Augustine arrives, bringing a little influence from Latin
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First found and recorded tale written in English
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They brought the Anglo-Norman Old French, which mixed into English.
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The Hundred Years War starts, which devalues French and brings English to a higher value level.
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Between Middle and Early Modern English, there is the Great Vowel Shift, a major change in pronunciation.
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The Bible is translated into English for the first time.
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Starting in the 14th Century, Renaissance was a Cultural movement that greatly affected the English language.
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The Printing Press is created, making the expansion of written content creation possible.
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Many new words are added to English, as new discoveries, products and objects are created.
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As the United States became independent from England, it started to establish its influence all over the world, spreading the English language even more.
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Noah Webster publishes one of the first English dictionaries.
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From the 20th century on, with wars happening, technology continually developing and constant and rapid changes in society, the changes in English have happened mostly in the addition of neologisms and new abbreviations and slangs.
