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The History of the English Language

By KimFTW
  • Period: 100 to 450

    Roman Invasion - PRE-ENGLISH

    Romans invade and conquer Celtic tribes in Britain, introducing the Roman Alphabet
  • 450

    The Anglo Saxon Invasions

    Romans leave Britain; JUTES, ANGLES & SAXONS invade, bringing Germanic languages to England.
    The Ango-Saxon Language bcomes Old English
  • Period: 450 to Sep 26, 1150

    Old English: 5th-12th Century

    Celctic Occupation
  • Sep 26, 700

    Viking Invsions

  • Oct 14, 1066

    Norman Invasions

    William the Conquerer invades England from Normandy; French dominance lasts for 400 years.
  • Period: Sep 26, 1150 to Sep 26, 1500

    Middle English Period: 12th-15th Century

    Norman French and Latin spoken by nobles, scholars and rulers; Old English spoken by peasants; languages gradually amalgamted
  • Oct 6, 1380

    Cantebury Tales

    Cantebury Tales, written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer
  • Sep 26, 1399

    Henry IV - First English speaking King since 1066

  • Period: Sep 26, 1422 to Sep 26, 1509

    The Paston Letters

  • Period: Sep 26, 1460 to

    Renaissance English: 15th-18th Century

  • Oct 6, 1475

    Renaissance underway

    Scholars influse Latin and Greek volcabulary into Eglish, for medical, astronomy and biological terms. Arts, Crafs, Culture.
  • Sep 26, 1476

    Caxton's Printing Press Invented

    PRINTING PRESS in use, propelling more standardization
  • Sep 26, 1500

    Vowel & Infelctional Change

    Changes in pronunciation occuring rapidly as consequences of social mobility, blending of dialects
  • Period: Oct 6, 1500 to

    Modern English

  • 1st British exporation of America

  • The age of SHAKESPEARE

  • King James I Bible

  • 1st British settlement in America

  • Samuel Johnson's 1st Dict of Eng

  • Honley Workhouse Accent

  • Lowth's Introduction to Grammar

  • Noah Webster's 1st Dict.of. American, Eng

  • Oxford Eng.Dict. With a history of every word,

    published after 70 years of work

  • Beowulf Written in Old English

  • Translating English Bible - Lords Prayer