The History of the English Language

  • 1066

    The Norman Conquest

    The Norman Conquest
    10,000 new words were introduced during this time, then English took over. The Normans invaded England it was an event that was to transform the English language forever.
  • 1110

    Angelo Saxon

    Angelo Saxon
    Saxon participated in the invasion and occupation of England.
    The Saxon language very different than the Modern English

    It was mostly written and spoken in England, another name for it was Old English.
  • 1564

    Shakespeare

    Shakespeare
    He made these words by changing nouns into verbs, changing verbs to adjectives and much more. He created a wide diversity of words that weren't commonly used together. He created 2000 new words in this time period and they are still used today.
  • The King James Bible

    The King James Bible
    The King James Bible was published 400 years ago and did influenced the English language. No other book influenced the English language than The King James Bible
  • The Age of the Dictionary

    The Age of the Dictionary
    The Age of the Dictionary took years and years to write, and it is still today revised.
  • American English

    American English
    Some of the Native Americans words such as moose, raccoon, and squash was shared with the newcomers of america. All of the other countries were coming to america and share their language and america was doing the same.
  • English and Empire

    English and Empire
    During this time The English language was expanding rapidly. This started new varieties of the English language all over the globe
  • Internet english

    Internet english
    Language was reverted to typing and conversation got shorter. The English language was usually shared by speaking it ,but when the internet was introduced typing came back in style.
  • Global English

    Global English
    About 1.5 Billion people speak English. They is also different types of English like chinglish,Hinglish, and many many more.