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400
The Roman Emipre
During the Roman Empire the pre-speakers of English roamed the northern shores of Europe. -
Period: 403 to 520
Wandering
The Anglo-Saxons and Jutes spoke a form of German until they were exposed to Latin -
550
Civilization
As a result of being aquantained with Roman culture. The Angles, Saxons ,and Jutes learned some elements of Latin from the Romans. Words like kettle, butter, plum, and bishop. -
Period: May 30, 700 to Nov 30, 1100
Old English
The life span of Old English -
Sep 30, 700
Old English
Old English was characterized by inflections and case endings for nouns. It sounded more like German sounds today since it was a German influnced language -
Jun 30, 705
Europe Rises
As Europe comes out of the ruins of the Roman Empire, the best of Old English writting emerges. Such an example is the poem Beowulf. -
Period: Mar 30, 1000 to Jun 30, 1200
Period of Transition
Old English becomes replaced with Middle English. The Norman Conquest of 1066 influenced Old English because the Normsns were French invaders. -
Jul 28, 1066
The Norman Conquest
Most of the Normans that invaded England came as rulers and land owners. French became and was the language of royality. -
Dec 2, 1100
Middle English
Middle English replaced Old English. Just as Old English sounded German. Middle English adopted French and thus sounded less German. Words like tax, parliament, mutton, parlor, veal, and beef were introduced to the English Language. -
Jun 30, 1400
Modern English
Modern English was characterized by dropping the vowel sound at the ends of some words. Therefore, the language became more simplified. -
Period: Oct 27, 1400 to
Period of Modern English
Modern English develops -
Apr 26, 1564
William Shakespeare
Shakespeare made tremendous changes to the English Language. During his time, words like dance and name were pronounced as words having two syllables. However, in Modern English they have one syllable.
