History of English activity 1.2

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  • Proto-Indo-European
    6000 BCE

    Proto-Indo-European

    Language origin
  • Proto - Germanic
    5000 BCE

    Proto - Germanic

    English roots from German
  • Vikings Invasion
    800 BCE

    Vikings Invasion

    About 2,000 words were added to the language
  • Germanic tribe arrival
    450 BCE

    Germanic tribe arrival

    Anglo, Saxons & Jutes
  • Romans Occupation
    410 BCE

    Romans Occupation

    Romans leave Latin vocabulary words.
  • Christian missionaries. Old English.
    597

    Christian missionaries. Old English.

    New Latin words are added to English. Bishop, martyr, font, etc.
  • Norman Invasion
    1066

    Norman Invasion

    Anglo-Norman French words as well as new concepts are introduced to the language.
  • Middle English. Renaissance.
    1129

    Middle English. Renaissance.

    French was the Riquer for all the official business. Words from French, Latin, Greek and Italian are added to the language. War starts and lasts over 100 years and English takes over French language.
  • Modern English and William Shakespeare
    1564

    Modern English and William Shakespeare

    Shakespeare added about 2,000 new words, phrasal verbs, poetry, and plays such as Romeo and Juliette, Hamlet, Otello.
  • English Empire gets expanded

    English Empire gets expanded

    The UK conquers new countries and introduces new words. India, Africa, Australia, The Caribean
  • First English dictionary

    First English dictionary

    First English dictionary is written
  • The First Bible is written

    The First Bible is written

    The bible is written for the first time by scribes. Idioms are introduced to the language. King James Bible.
  • The English of Science

    The English of Science

    Robert Hooke, Boyle, Isaac Newton introduce new words as well as medical terms are introduced to the language
  • First Oxford's dictionary

    First Oxford's dictionary

    First Oxford's dictionary is written. It is revised in 1928
  • American and British English difference is born

    American and British English difference is born

    Money and Financial English words such as break-even point, bottom line are added to the language.
  • American English is born

    American English is born

    New word are added into the language
  • Internet language arrives

    Internet language arrives

    New Information Technology words are introduced to the language as well as acronames words.
  • English Today

    English Today

    English has incorporated words from over 350 different countries