THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH

By Iker273
  • Nov 16, 600

    Romans leave Gran Britain

    Romans leave Gran Britain
    And a lot of German tribes come to Gran Britain. And is formed by Saxons and Normans. These two invasions caused English to mingle to some extent.
  • Dec 15, 700

    The arrival of the monks

    The arrival of the monks
    The monks who come to the islands from Rome to the late sixth century left its mark on the language with a set of words related to education, culture and religion ( minister , school ... )
  • Dec 15, 1066

    FRENCH INFLUENCE

    FRENCH INFLUENCE
    In 1066 , the Normans led by William the Conqueror colonize the islands. The Frenchman goes on to become the dominant language at the expense of other dialect. Many English words relating to current forms of government ( court , govern ... ) or kitchen ( braise mutton ... ) come from the French.
  • Dec 15, 1500

    Renaissance

    Renaissance
    Renaissance brings a new interest in art and culture and incorporated into the language many words from Latin and Greek.

  • Independence

    Independence
    The declaration of the independence is signed.

  • The telegraph

    The telegraph
    The telegraph is invented by Samuel Morse, which begins the global spread of english.

  • Internet

    Internet
    The internet is oficialy open for bussines, in english language.

  • English now

    English now
    Now English is one of the most popular language and is speaked by more than 1.000 million persons in all the world.