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The History of the English Language, NOT the Spanish Language

By morgann1
  • 400

    German Tribes invade England

    German Tribes invade England
    (did not have an actual exact date, the time was 5th century AD)The Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes crossed the North Sea and invaded England. Before they did the people of Britain spoke Celtic but these tribes brought the language called Englisc.
  • 450

    Old English

    The German tribes spoke a language called Englisc and then it evovled into Old English. Old English looks nothing like English today. But many modern words have Old Englishj roots. Old English was spoken till about 1100.
  • Jan 1, 1066

    William the Conqueror

    William the Conqueror
    William the Conqueror invades and takes over England. He brings a language similar to French. When William becomes the King this French becomes the language of the court and English was used for every day life.
  • Jan 1, 1101

    Middle English

    Middle English
    Ended around 1500.
  • Jan 1, 1340

    Chaucer (c1340-1400)

    Chaucer (c1340-1400)
    Chaucer was the greatest poet of the Middle English time. Some of his many works are, Truth, Treatise on the astrolabe, The House of Fame, Skeat's Edition, Robinson's Edition, and Canterbury Tales Texts & Study Resources.
  • Jan 1, 1500

    Early Mordern English

    Early Mordern English
    At the end of Middle English, a sudden change occured, The Great Vowel Shift. During this time everyone started pronouncing vowels, shorter and shorter. This was also the time of the Renaissance, which means many new invention such as printing. Now there was printing and a common language to print with. Shakespeare came along too. The Early Mordern English Period ended around 1800.
  • Apr 26, 1564

    Shakespeare

    Shakespeare
    (date above is the date he was baptized) Shakespeare grew up in Stratford, England. He studies were mostly Latin including reading, writing, and speak the language fairly well. Some of his great works are, A Midsummer's Night Dream, Hamlet, The taming of the Shrew and many more.

  • Fisrt Dictionary was printed

    Fisrt Dictionary was printed
    The first English Dictionary was printed.

  • Late Modern English

    Late Modern English
    to Present. In 1828 Webster printed the first English Dictionary. In 1922 the the British Broadcasting Corporation is founded, and in 1928 the Oxford English Dictionary is published.