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From this early version of Englisc, now called Old English, we have many of the most basic terms in the language.
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The arrival of the Norman French in England, following their victory at Hastings under William the Conqueror in 1066.
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General raising of long vowel sounds made the pronunciation of Early Modern English, beginning around 1500
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The most obvious way in which Modern English differs from Old English is in the number of borrowed words that have come into the language since the Old English period.