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History Of the English Language

By Megan Spears
  • Period: 100 BCE to 200 BCE

    Celtic

    The Early Language Spoken all over the European tribes was the Celtic language. This early language is still spoken, in Whales, Ireland, and Scotland.
  • Period: 300 to 410

    Roman Migration

    First Roman raids on Britain under Julius Caesar
    Roman occupation of Britain under Emperor Claudius (beginning of Roman rule of Britain)
    Roman withdrawal from Britain
  • Period: 420 to 1100

    Old English Period

    The Germanic tribes that settled in England.
  • Period: 450 to 700

    German Settlements

    Germanic peoples (Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Frisians) speaking West Germanic dialects settle most of Britain.St. Augustine arrives in Britain (beginning of Christian conversion of the Anglo-Saxons)
    c.600
    Anglo-Saxon language covers most of modern-day England
  • Period: 787 to 1000

    Viking Age

    Viking raids of Britain begin. They spoke a langue that later was spoken by Norwegians and the Danish.
  • Period: 1000 to 1154

    Norman Invasions

    At this time the Normans invaded and spoke the early french language. this language was regarded as having high status.
  • Period: 1100 to 1500

    Middle English

    More french was spoken and books were published. English replaces Latin as main language in schools
  • Period: 1400 to

    Renaissance Mix

    Greek, Italian,Latin and French were more mixed in. Books were being published. and People wanted a standard way of writing English.
  • Period: to

    Modern English (Empire Influences)

    Early Modern English and Late Modern English, also called Present-Day English (PDE), differ essentially in vocabulary. Late Modern English has many more words, arising from the Industrial Revolution and technologies that created a need for new words, as well as international development of the language. The British Empire at its height covered one quarter of the Earth's land surface, and the English language adopted foreign words from many countries.