1.06 The History of the English Language Timeline Project

  • Period: 100 to 400

    Roman Occupations

    Latin
  • 400

    Roman Occupations

    A little before Latin got brought in
  • Period: 400 to 500

    Germanic Settlements

    Anglo Saxon Jute
  • Period: 470 to 490

    Germanic Settlements

    Late 400s, Anglo Saxon Jute
  • Period: 500 to 1100

    Old English

  • 700

    Old English

    The timespan of Old English was 500-1100, Beowulf and Caedmon' Hymn
  • Period: 780 to 1000

    Viking Invasion

    Old Norse
  • Period: 800 to 1000

    Viking Invasion

    Around the late 1700s Old Norse came into the picture
  • Period: 1000 to 1150

    Norman Invasion

    Between the Norman Invasion, Anglo-Norman Old French was then recorded.
  • Period: 1000 to 1150

    Norman Invasion

    Anglo-Norman Old French
  • Period: 1100 to 1500

    Middle English

  • 1300

    Middle English

    The timespan of Middle English was1100-1500, Chaucer Canterbury Tales
  • Period: 1400 to

    Renaissance Mixing

    This period French, Latin, Greek, and Italian were brought into the mix
  • Period: 1400 to

    Renaissance Mixing

    French, Latin, Greek, Italian
  • Period: 1500 to

    Early Modern

  • Early Modern English

    The timespan of Early Modern English was 1500-1800, Shakespear
  • Period: to

    Empire Imports

    American English, Hindi, Persian Arabic, Turkish, Malay..etc
  • Period: to

    Empire Imports

    The timespan was from 1700 up to the present day. American English, Arabic Persian, Malay, Turkish, Hindi
  • Period: to

    Modern English

  • Modern English

    The timespan of Modern English is 1800-present day