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1.06 Amaris's History of the English Language Timeline Project

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  • 1805 BCE

    Spanish also had an influence

    Spanish also had an influence on American English than British English with words like canyo, ranch and stampede.
  • 1804 BCE

    American English

    American English is more like the English of Shakespeare than modern British English.
  • 1803 BCE

    American variety of English

    The English colonization of North America resulted in the creation of American variety of English.
  • 1802 BCE

    Late Modern English

    Late modern English has more words, from two principal factors and The industrial revolution and technology created a need for new words.
  • 1801 BCE

    The difference between Early Modern and Late Modern

    The difference between Early Modern and Late Modern is only the vocabulary.
  • 1800 BCE

    Late Modern English (1800- Present)

  • 1604 BCE

    First Dictionary

    The first English dictionary was published.
  • 1501 BCE

    Many New Words

    British had contact with many peoples around the world. The Renaissance of Classical learning meant that many new words and phrases entered the language. The invention of the printing also meant that there is a common language in print.
  • 1500 BCE

    Early Modern

  • 1500 BCE

    Change In Pronunciation

    At the end of the middle English a change in pronunciation started with vowels being pronounce shorter and shorter.
  • 1400 BCE

    English then became dominant

    English then became dominant and bring bow with many French words added. This language is called middle English it was the language of the great power of Chauncer but I would still be difficult for natives English because to understand today.
  • 1400 BCE

    Middle English by Chaucer

    Middle English by Chaucer
    And example of the Middle English by Chaucer.
  • 1340 BCE

    William the Conqueror

    William the Conqueror the Duke of Normandy, he then invaded and conquered England. The new Conqueror brought with them a kind of French, which then became the language of the royal court, and the ruling and business. At a time there was a class division where the lower class spoke English and upper-class spoke French
  • 1100 BCE

    Be, Strong and Water

    The words be, strong and water for example diverge from old English. Old English was smoking until around 1100.
  • 1100 BCE

    Middle English

    al, al be that: although
    als, also: as, also
    anon: at once
    artow: art thou, thou art
    as: as, as if, like
    atte: at, at the
  • 900 BCE

    Beowulf

    Beowulf
    Part of Beowulf, a poem written in Old English.
  • 460 BCE

    Old English Roots

    Most of the commonly used words in Modern English have Old English roots.
  • 460 BCE

    Commonly Used Words

    Most of the common commonly used words in modern glass have old English roots.
  • 450 BCE

    Germany Tribes

    Bring invaded Germany tribes spoke similar languages, which in Britain develop into what we now called old English.
  • 450

    Britain Developed Old English

    The invading Germanic tribes spoke similar languages, which in Britain developed into what now we call Old English.
  • Period: 450 to 1100

    Old English

    Eald - means old
    Brodor - means brother
    Hus - means house
    Nett - means net
    Riht - means right
    Widuwe - stands for widow
    Wif - means wife
    Wifmann - the term for woman
  • 1066

    The Norman Invasion

    The Norman conquest of England was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army of Norman, Breton, Flemish, and French soldiers led by the Duke of Normandy
  • 1440

    The invention of the Printing Press

    The invention of the Printing Press
    In Germany, around 1440, goldsmith Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press, which started a printing revolution.
  • 1492

    The discovery of North America

    The discovery of North America
    For a long time, most people believed that Christopher Columbus was the first explorer to "discover" America. Five hundred years before Columbus, a daring band of Vikings led by Leif Eriksson set foot in North America and established a settlement.

  • Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio

    Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio
    Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies is a collection of plays by William Shakespeare, published in 1623, commonly referred to by modern scholars as the First Folio. It is considered one of the most influential books ever published in the English language.

  • The American Revolution.

    The American Revolution.
    The American Revolution was a colonial revolt which occurred between 1765 and 1783. The American Patriots in the Thirteen Colonies defeated the British in the American Revolutionary War.