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1500 BCE
EARLY MODERN ENGLISH
During this period of time the language was influenced by:
The Renaissance in England.
The development of overseas colonies.
The transportation of English to the Caribbean.
The North American civil war.
The development of the different uses of the printing.
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1400 BCE
MIDDLE ENGLISH
During this period of time the language was influenced by:
The coming of the Anglo-Normans to England in the year 1066.
The break with France in the year 1204.
The introduction in printing in the year 1476. The literature was focused on the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and one of the best representers of the Middle English was Geoffrey Chaucer.
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1000 BCE
OLD ENGLISH
The language was influenced by:
The arrival of Germanic tribes to England during the 450 century which brought new words and expresions.
The cristianisation of England during the 600 century which influenced the language with the Latin.
The Scandinavian invasions during the 800 century.
The culture and the language of England people started to change due to the relationships established with people from other countries and cultures.
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Period: 1400 to 1500
THE DIALECTS OF ENGLISH
The language was divided in dialects according to different tribes:
NORTHERN
KENTISH
SOUTHERN
WEST MIDLAND
EAST MIDLAND Watch video:
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Period: 1500 to
THE AGE OF SHAKESPEARE
William Shakespeare influenced the language through his works. He wrote poetry and different plays. He used English as a rethorical language.
The drama was one of the main characteristic in the language used.
William Shakespeare found the way to use English to express different emotions being love the most memorable.
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MODERN ENGLISH
"discoveries and inventions do not always influence the language in proportion to their importance. It is doubtful whether the radio and motion pictures are more important than the telephone, but they have brought more new words into general use.
Such additions to the vocabulary depend more upon the degree to which the discovery or invention enters into the life of the community." (Baugh & Cable 2002, p. 293)
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REFERENCES
Hickey,R. History of English. University of Duisburg and Essen. Taken of:
https://www.uni-due.de/SHE/History_of_English_Introduction.pdf Baugh, A., Cable, T. (2002). A History of the English Language. London, United Kingdom. Pearson.
