Timeline of the English Language

By NateHiriak
  • Romans Conquer Briton in 43 AD
    100

    Romans Conquer Briton in 43 AD

    Claudius, Emperor of Rome, Lead Rome into Briton, where they conquered them for over 400 yeras.
  • Period: 100 to

    Timeline

  • Britons Continue to Use Celtic Language
    150

    Britons Continue to Use Celtic Language

  • Romans Leave Briton
    410

    Romans Leave Briton

    The Roman forces are called back to Rome, and the Britons are left unprotected
  • Germanic Tribes Angles and Saxons Come to Britain
    450

    Germanic Tribes Angles and Saxons Come to Britain

    This event creates the Anglo-Saxon culture and language. The Jutes come as well, but they do not make much of a contribution
  • Germanic Langages Combine to Form Old English
    490

    Germanic Langages Combine to Form Old English

  • Christian Missionaries Arrive with Latin
    597

    Christian Missionaries Arrive with Latin

    Their Latin words begin to mingle with the old english language, which then produces many news words.
  • Vikings Begin Pillaging Briton
    Dec 23, 800

    Vikings Begin Pillaging Briton

    The vikings bring even more contributions to the old english language, include many barbaric words such as "die"
  • The Norman Conquest Begins
    Dec 23, 1066

    The Norman Conquest Begins

    When the Angles and the Saxons came to Briton, many Britons went to France. In 1066, they decided that they should return to Briton in the Norman Conquest, in which they made French the official language of all business.
  • Middle English Begins
    Dec 23, 1100

    Middle English Begins

  • Chaucer Publishes a Book in the Language of the Common People
    Dec 23, 1388

    Chaucer Publishes a Book in the Language of the Common People

  • After the Hundred Years War, English Becomes the Formal Language of England Again
    Dec 23, 1453

    After the Hundred Years War, English Becomes the Formal Language of England Again

  • The First English Printing Press is Established
    Dec 23, 1476

    The First English Printing Press is Established

  • Early Modern English Begins
    Dec 23, 1500

    Early Modern English Begins

  • Shakespeare Begins Writing Plays

    Shakespeare Begins Writing Plays

    Shakespeare greatly contributed to the English language, as he often made up words for his plays that conveyed his intended meaning.
  • Colonization of America and Australia Contributes Many New Words and Dialects

    Colonization of America and Australia Contributes Many New Words and Dialects

    When the English got to America, they had to create new words and learned words from the Native Americans
  • The First English Translation of the Bible is Created

    The First English Translation of the Bible is Created

    This version of the bible is called the King Lames version.
  • Science Becomes more Accpetable, and New Words are Created for Scientific Research

    Science Becomes more Accpetable, and New Words are Created for Scientific Research

    The National Society is also established. At first, they speak Latin, but later they all begin to adopt english, and create new words for scientific inquiry.
  • Samuel Johnson Creates the First Dictionary

    Samuel Johnson Creates the First Dictionary

    In this dictionary, he attempts to convey a common pronunciation and spelling of the most common words in the English language
  • Modern English Begins

    Modern English Begins

    Enough changes have occurred that made it suitable for the English language to leave the early modern period, and go into the modern period.
  • Work Began on the Oxford English Dictionary

    Work Began on the Oxford English Dictionary

  • The Oxford English Dictionary is Finished

    The Oxford English Dictionary is Finished

  • The Creation of Television Removes the Low "Ah" Sound from the Language

    The Creation of Television Removes the Low "Ah" Sound from the Language

    As a result of news being the main thing shown on early televisions, the low "ah" sound was removed from the English language, as you could not make that sound and smile at the same time.
  • The First Email was Sent

    The First Email was Sent

    The result of this can been seen throughout the years following this, as texting quickly evolved into a reality, and internet language became more colloquial
  • The Internet was Created

    The Internet was Created

    The internet brought typing back into fashion, and as a result language was now changed through online interactions, instead of talking.
  • The First Text Message was Sent

    The First Text Message was Sent

    When texting became popular, words and abbreviations became common in the english language, as these were more convenient to type. They then evolved into spoken word.

  • Modern Day