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The Anglo-Saxons first occupt present-day UK, bringing along with them what we know today as old english. Force: Conquest and interactions of languages. https://www.thehistoryofenglish.com/timeline.html
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King Alfred the Great encourages the translation of other language books to English. Forces: Interactions with other languages https://www.thehistoryofenglish.com/timeline.html
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At around the time period of 1150, were what was dated back to the oldest Middle English records that were discovered. Force: Interaction with other languages https://www.thehistoryofenglish.com/timeline.html -
English becomes the primary language for schools, replacing Latin except for in select universities. Force: Cultural change and development of their own culture https://www.thehistoryofenglish.com/timeline.html
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Shakespeare's plays were written with Early Modern English, a further developed version than that of Middle. Shakespeare's plays hold immense popularity today, even with its English. Forces: Culture https://www.thehistoryofenglish.com/timeline.html
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In 1928, the first Oxford English dictionary is published by Noah Webster. Very meaningful as it shows just how much English has evolved, from being German to be a mashup, all the way to what we know today. https://www.thehistoryofenglish.com/timeline.html
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