English

The History of the English Language

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  • Period: 450 to 1100

    Old English

    erstwhile: belonging to some prior time
  • 597

    The arrival of St. Augustine

    The introduction of Christianitity and the new words that came with it
  • Period: 975 to 1010

    Beowulf's writing

    Earliest piece of english literature
  • 1066

    Norman Invasion

    Duke of Normandy invades England and brings the French language as well as a language heirchical system.
  • Period: 1100 to 1500

    Middle English

  • Period: 1387 to 1400

    Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

    al, al be that: although
  • Period: 1400 to

    Renaissance

    A time period of arts awakening for literature and music
  • Invention of the printing press
    1440

    Invention of the printing press

  • Discovery of North America
    1492

    Discovery of North America

  • Period: 1500 to

    Early Modern English

    Shorter vowels and easier speaking
  • Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio

    Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio

  • Period: to

    American Revolution

  • Period: to

    Late Modern English

    More vocabulary for example: Hi, how are you doing? It’s good to see you!
  • Period: to

    Industrial Revolution

    The reason for needing more words and the byproduct of late modern English

  • The Scarlet Letter is published

  • First computer with a single-circuit board

    First computer with a single-circuit board

    The first Apple computer. A huge new realm to explore for language