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410
Romans Leave the Isles
Until 410 A.D, latin was the common language spoken in what today is known as England. -
410
Germanic Tribes Arive in England
Angles, Saxons, and Jutes arive introducing the germanic dialects into the latin-speaking culture. -
597
Christianity in England
With the growth and popularity of christianity, many spread the "Gospel of Jesus". In this manner, new latin words were introduced to the inhabitants of England. -
800
Viking Invasion of England
With the invasion of the Vikings, about two thousand new words were introduced to the English languaje -
1066
Norman Invasion
William the conqueror, king of the Norman kingdom, invades the island bringing his French vocabulary along. This event introduced about ten thousand words into the English languaje. Thus, creating what is known as "word borrowings" from French to English -
1337
The 100 Years War 1337- 1453
The English nation would not bend to the French crown and declared a long and suffering war against it.This war marked the triunmph of the English language as dominant in the nation over the French -
1564
William Shakespeare 1564-1616
William Shakespeare invented more than two thousand words for the English language. He also created catch frases that are used commonly across english culture even today. He showed the world that English was a rich vibrant language with limitless expressive and emotional power. -
The British Empire 1583-1914
The British Empire expands across the known world through exploration and conquest. New words or better said, borrowed words from other cultures, saw their way into the English Language. -
The American English
This English is mixed with the British English of that time and native american words. Also, immigrantas greatly influenced this English upon the arrival to New England by introducing their common words to it. -
The King James Bible Translation
The KJV (King James Version) contributed to the exponential growth of christianity. It proved the necesity of giving everyone(who spoke Old English) the right to understand the words wich normally would be read and understood in Latin by priests or educated bishops. This literary piece of art introduced new metaphors, words, and ,moral judgements into the English culture wich were only common or used in other cultures. (Such as: the Jewish and Greek cultures.) -
The Royal Society
The innovative english physicists and cientists invented new terms for their discoveries. At first, using latin to describe them, then they preferred English terms to better express their understanding. These terms have become widely and commonly used in the scientific environment. -
The Dictionary of the English Language(1746-1755)
Doctor Samuel Johnson (a lexicografer) establishes the written form of english words through the first English dictionary. It took him nine years to fulfill it and had fourty-two thousand, seven-hundred and seventy-three entries. -
The Oxford Dictionary 1857-1928
With more words being added to the common english vocabulary, a new dictionary was formed. It took seventy years to complete, and since then, it has not ceased from being revised. -
Early Twentieth Century Capitalism
This era of economic power and growth gave birth to new terms of the American lifestyle. Other words from the Britannic English persevered in the American culture even when they were completely dismissed from their original English culture. -
The Internet English in the Late Twentieth Century and early Twenty-First Century
The Internet was invented and along with it came new ways of typed and spoken English. These are abbreviations that made phrases and words faster to share and express
