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Period: Jan 1, 1066 to
The diffusion of English Language
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Jan 19, 1066
Germanic tribes invaded Britain
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Jan 19, 1066
Norman's spoke french and established England's official language for the next 150 years.
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Jan 19, 1066
William the Conqueror, the Duke of Normandy invaded and conquered England. The new conquerors brought with them a kind of French, which became the language of the Royal Court, and the ruling and business classes
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Jan 19, 1080
Germanic tribes developed what we now call Old English
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Jan 19, 1100
Old English dies
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Jan 19, 1200
the lower class spoke English (middle english) and the upper class spoke French.
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Jan 19, 1362
English replaces French as the language of law. English is used in Parliament for the first time.
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Jan 19, 1400
The great vowel shift begins
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Jan 19, 1500
At the end of Middle English, a sudden change in pronunciation started, with vowels being pronounced shorter
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Jan 19, 1500
early modern english
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english diffues west from Egland to North America.
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the first English dictionary was published
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The first daily English-language newspaper, The Daily Courant, is published in London.
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late modern english
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Webster publishes his American English dictionary.
