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Period: 400 to Oct 1, 1100
Old English
Words used:
bedight: decorate
besmirch:smear to make dirty
ditty: simple song -
450
Invasion of Germanic Tribes
The tribes of Germany began to take the place of Celts and language was diversed. German tribes were clan based and engaged in conqureing crops and animals. They spoke Old Norman first and developed into Anglo-Norman that was an English form. -
Oct 1, 601
Augustine Made Monasteries and Centres of Learning
The Latin language was used primarily for Churches and Christianity. It then expanded to create an actual alphabet of characters. -
Oct 1, 1000
Suspected Beowulf's Writing
The ancient poem that was one of the famous literature pieces left from the Anglo-Saxon period. -
Oct 1, 1066
Norman's Invasion
It was the conquest done by an army of England. The leader of the army was William the Conqueror. The reason as to why he conquered them was because he had a cousin named Edward. He promised him the title of the throne and once William had the chance he invaded England to claim the Throne. -
Period: Oct 1, 1100 to Oct 1, 1500
Middle English
Words used:
konne: learn
lite: little
nyce: foolish -
Oct 1, 1337
The Hundred Year War Marked that French was the enemy's language
Tension rose between the French and the English. Class status became an important role as well wtih languages. -
Oct 1, 1349
Black Death took over
The plague killed 4 million people, a majority of those were Latin-speaking. It was one of the most devastating plagues in history and 30-60 percent of the population was killed. -
Oct 1, 1385
English became language of Instruction in schools
The English language began to grow economically and socially and were eventually set as instruction in schools. -
Oct 1, 1392
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
This is a collection of stories between 1387-1400 that illustrate a plot of travelers going to England. -
Oct 1, 1440
Invention of the Printing Press
The printing press has introduced a way to publish books. It was a machine that started the growth of the English language. -
Oct 1, 1492
Discovery of North America
The Discovery of North America is when Vikings discovered new sites. This allowed the expansion of different languages to take place. The first to officially document and discover North America would be Christopher Columbus who was from Spain. He made 4 voyages all together and was the first to discover it. -
Period: Oct 1, 1500 to
Early Modern English
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Period: Oct 1, 1500 to
Modern English
Recent words added to dictionaries:
bling: expensive jewelry
Chilax: calm down and relax
Hater: Person that dislikes someone else or a thing -
First English Dictionary was Published
Many attempts were made to publish the dictionary but Samuel Johnson's was the most accurate. -
Bible Published
The King James Version was published to clarify and format the Bible to make it sound more poetic. -
Publication of Shakespeare's Folio
All of Shakespeare's plays and writings were in this book. It also represented the age of English Renaissance theatre. -
American Revolution
So much of America's history relied on this event and the use of the English language such as in the Delcaration of Independence. This was one of the most siginifcant events in history as it brough America together and gave people the idea of the pursuit of happiness. -
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American Revolution
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Late Modern English
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Invention of radio
The invention of the radio allowed one of the first technological forms of communication. It was used to send messages and news to others. -
Invention of Television
Television has affected the way we look at our culture and the different trends have become familiar to us. An interesting fact was the person who invented television actually lived in a home without electiricty until he was 14. -
Vikings Introduced Old Norse
Old Norse were synonyms for Anglo-Saxon words. They began to be familiar with pronouns. Now to this day, it includes languages of English, Germand and others. Many languages were derived from this form.
