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410
Germanic Tribes
First Germanic tribes arrive in England. -
Oct 9, 1000
History
English is a West Germanic language that originated from the Anglo-Frisian dialects brought to Britain by Germanic invaders and/or settlers from various parts of what is now northwest Germany and the Netherlands -
Oct 10, 1066
The Norman Conquest
William the Conqueror, the Duke of Normandy, invaded and conquered England and the Anglo-Saxons in 1066 AD. The new overlords spoke a dialect of Old French known as Anglo-Norman. The Normans were also of Germanic stock ("Norman" comes from "Norseman") and Anglo-Norman was a French dialect that had considerable Germanic influences in addition to the basic Latin roots. -
Oct 10, 1100
Old English
Old English, whose best known surviving example is the poem Beowulf, lasted until about 1100. Shortly after the most important event in the development and history of the English language, the Norman Conquest. -
Oct 11, 1205
First Book
First book in English appears since the conquest. -
Oct 10, 1500
Middle English
The Middle English period came to a close around 1500 AD with the rise of Modern English. -
Bible
King James Bible published, which has influenced English speech and writing down to the present day. -
Shakespeare Dies
Shakespeare dies. Recognized even then as a genius of the English language. Wove native and borrowed words together in amazing and pleasing combinations. -
Modern English
The last major factor in the development of Modern English was the advent of the printing press. William Caxton brought the printing press to England in 1476. Books became cheaper and as a result, literacy became more common. Publishing for the masses became a profitable enterprise, and works in English, as opposed to Latin, became more common. Finally, the printing press brought standardization to English. The dialect of London, where most publishing houses were located, became the standard. Sp -
IN 43 AD words that romans brought to england
home, women, bread, and wear wolf they also brought 4 days ofour week such as tuesday, wensday, thursday, and friday
The romens brought theses words because they whanted to spread there langueage -
3 distinct subgroups of English
English is a member of the Germanic group of languages. It is believed that this group began as a common language in the Elbe river region about 3,000 years ago. By the second century BC, this Common Germanic language had split into three distinct sub-groups: -
Late Modern English
This language is still spoken today. The principal distinction between early- and late-modern English is vocabulary. Pronunciation, grammar, and spelling are largely the same, but Late-Modern English has many more words. These words are the result of two historical factors. The first is the Industrial Revolution and the rise of the technological society. This necessitated new words for things and ideas that had not previously existed. -
Alfred's Mission
Athelstan crowned king. Height of Anglo-Saxon power. Athelstan reconquers York from the Vikings, and even conquers Scotland and Wales, heretofore ruled by Celts. Making improvements in government, education, defense, and other social institutions was Alfreds mission. The king then followed his mission to make it complete. -
Words that the christians brought to Europe
Bishop, font, martyr, the Christians have the english language because they wanted to spread their religion.
