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Period: Oct 8, 1066 to Oct 8, 1470
Middle English
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Oct 14, 1066
England is a trilingual nation
With the nobles and the Norman/English king speaking French, the common people speaking Old English and the bishops and priests speaking Latin. -
Oct 8, 1348
English replaces Latin as the language of instruction in most schools
It became more common to speak English, so they started teaching in English in schools -
Oct 8, 1362
English replaces French by law
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May 11, 1476
The first printing press was set up
Books could easily made and more common people could get books. -
Period: Oct 8, 1476 to
Early Modern English
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Shakespeare invented about 2000 new words to describe or explain
He invented words like "eye-ball", "alligator", and "hobnob"
He also came up with catchphrases and sayings -
A new version of the Bible was made: The King's James Bible
The King's James Bible was filled with new metaphors and sayings, that affected English, and the metaphors and sayings are still used today -
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Modern English: Scientific words were invented
Words like "ohm", "watt", "chromosome", etc. were invented -
The first daily English-language newspaper, The Daily
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The first featured English dictionary was published
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America gained its independence from Britain
The wanted a new language to their new nation. -
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Modern English
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Noah Webster published his first American dicticonary
He wrote that a difference between British English and American English was an object of vast political consequence. -
The Oxford English Dictionary is published
It's a more sophisticated dictionary, with grammar. -
The Internet English
The first email was send in 1972.
The Internet arrived - a free global space to share information, ideas, etc.
Words like "download", "toolbar", "blog" were invented -
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Global English