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Period: 500 to Jan 1, 1066
Old English
As spoken by the Anglo-Saxons. Greatly influencec by Norse and Latin. -
Period: Jan 1, 1066 to Jan 1, 1470
Middle English
A time with three languages spoken in the British nation:
· English, spoken by the common englishmen
· French, spoken by the King, his nobles and the elitary people
· Latin, spoken by priests, bishops and other members of the Christian church -
Jan 1, 1476
William Caxton sets up printing press
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Period: Jan 1, 1476 to
Early Modern English
A great development has happened in the language in this timespan. Because of lots of newly made discoveries, new words were made up or implemented into the English language. -
Modern English
A lot of modern words from the scientific and technological fields were added. Writers like Charles Dickens and others on that time startet a new trend that was to write about the poor lower class to. -
American English
The British went to America and brought their language. The two language evolved independently, and created the difference between American and British English.
