HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

By Alize.murguia
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    THE ANGLO-SAXON INVASION 1

    THE ANGLO-SAXON INVASION 1
    there were a lot of inbasions in Britain. The angles were a Geman tribe they were the sexons and the Jures. Later two more groups crossed to Britain. They were the Saxons and the Jutes. Through the years, the Saxons, Angles and Jutes mixed their different languages. The result is what is called Anglo-Saxon or Old English. Old English is extremely difficult to understand.Several written works have survived from the Old English period.Perhaps the most famous is called “Beowulf”.
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    THE EVOLUTION 4

    In the year 597, the Roman Catholic Church began its attempt to make Christianity the religion of Britain. The language of the Catholic Church was Latin.Latin made it possible for a church member from Rome to speak to a church member from Britain. Latin had a great effect on the English language. Here are a few examples. The Latin word "discus" became several words in English including "disk," "dish," and "desk." The Latin word "quietus" became the English word "quiet.
  • Jan 1, 923

    THE VIKINGS IN BRITAIN 2

    THE VIKINGS IN BRITAIN 2
    The next great invasion of Britain came from the far North beginning about 1,100 years ago. Fierce people called Vikings raised the coast areas of Britain. The Vikings came from Denmark, Norway. They were looking to capture trade goods and slaves and take away anything of value. These temporary bases sometimes became Permanent. Later, many Vikings stayed in Britain.Many English words used today come from these Ancient Vikings. Many English words used today come from these Ancient Vikings.
  • Jan 1, 1066

    THE NORMAN CONQUEST 3

    THE NORMAN CONQUEST 3
    The next invasion of Britain took place more than 900 years ago, in 1066.They became the new rulers of Britain.
    These new rulers spoke only French for several hundred years. But the common people of Britain still spoke Old English. Old English took many words from the Norman French. Some of these include “damage,” “prison,” and “marriage.” The French language used by the Norman rulers greatly changed the way English was spoken by 800 years ago. London and died there in 1400.

  • THE INFLUENCE THE PRITING PRESS AND WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 5

    THE INFLUENCE THE PRITING PRESS AND WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 5
    English began to grow more cuicli when William Caxton returned to Britain in the year fortyn sebenty sex He had been in halans and other areas of Europe where he had learned printing.English became the morey language we would recognize. English speakers today would be able to communicate with English speakers in the last part of the sixteenth century. It was during this time period that the greydes writer in English produced his work. His name was William Shakespeare.

  • THE EVOLUTION OF ENGLISH AND INDIANS 6

    THE EVOLUTION OF ENGLISH AND INDIANS 6
    The development of the English language took a giant step just nine years before the death of William Shakespeare. Three small British ships crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 1607.The name of the first small colony was Jamestown. In time, people in these new colonies began to call areas of their new land by words borrowed from the native people they found living there. Other Native American words included "moccasin", the kind of shoe made of animal.These colonies are now independent, but English.