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Invasion of germanic tribes
Invasion of Germanic tribes migrated to Great Britain under pressure from the Huns
Invading tribes: Jutes, Saxons and Angles -
Period: 450 to 1150
Old English
Its origin begins with the arrival in Great Britain of three tribes, Angles, Saxons and Jutes, originating from the region now occupied by Denmark and northern Germany.
At that time the British population used a Latin language, because the natives there were Romains, so it can be inferred that the begganing of English language was the mix between Latin and German.
The only evidence of OE is the text of Beowulf an epic poem. -
Period: 1150 to 1500
Middle English
In the year 1066, the invasion of England begins under the orders of William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy.
One of the evidences of this stage was the Canterbry Tales by Geofrey Chaucer (illustrared by William Caxton) -which is an unfinished book about 31 pilgrims, among others like religious, political and administrative texts. -
1440
The invention of the printing press
The invention of the printing press is attributed to the German, Johannes Gutenberg, this invention meant a change at a historical, cultural and intellectual level
One of his most outstanding works is the one known as the 42-line Bible. -
1476
Introduction of the printing press to England
William Caxton, the Ilustrator of the Canterbury Tales, brought the printing press and with that the expansion on the English language due to imported books from Italy, Germany and France were now readed in England. These books and literacy were cookbooks,almanacs, how to books, etc. -
1500
End of Middle English
A standardization process begins in terms of the written language due to administrative needs of the English crown. For this very reason, English regained dignity and relevance that had been lost in the last period due to English was considered a vulgar language when French gain popularity due to was spoken by Royalty. -
Period: 1500 to
Renaissance period
In this period highlights the anthropocentrism and humanism, revaluation of Greco-Roman culture, scientific and technical curiosity, study of nature and independence of art, among others. It also brought the freedom of crating and adding new words to the Early Middle English language. -
Period: 1500 to
Early Modern English
It is the old form of English today, as a variant of the Anglo-Saxon language. It is the English practiced mainly during the Renaissance, and most commonly associated with the literary language of William Shakespeare due to his work were the main consultor of the rules of English at that stage, but there were many other writers like Elizabeth I, Cyril Tourneur, Aphra Benn and many others.
In terms of grammar, the only regular noun inflection was the -s ending "Abraham's family". -
Publication of the first English dictionary
Table Alphabetical published by Robert Cawdrey, is a compendium of unusual terms of the English language -
Period: to
Modern English
Also known as Late English. The main difference between Early Modern English and Late or Present Modern English lies in the vocabulary. Two factors influenced the inclusion of a large number of new words; the Industrial Revolution, and the need to create terms to name emerging technologies; and the consolidation of the British Empire, whose extension covered multiple cultures, which ended up influencing the English. -
Industrial revolution
Historical period of economic and social transformations that triggered unprecedented changes for societies around the world. It was characterized by the use of new technologies applied to mass production (also called serial production).
The industrial and scientific advances of the Industrial Revolution created a need for neologisms to describe the new creations and discoveries. -
Dictionary of the English Language
With this writing Samuel Johnson lays the foundations of modern English lexicography -
Period: to
First world war
It was a warlike confrontation centered on Europe that began on July 28, 1914 and ended on November 11, 1918, when Germany accepted the terms of the armistice. It received the qualification of "global" because all the great industrial and military powers of the time were involved, divided into two alliances. This caused the rejection of German language and English language gained relevance -
English as a lingua franca institutional
Signing of the Treaty of Versailles, which
ended World War I, positioned English as lingua franca. Lingua franca refers to a commun language for communication between people who speaks different languages.