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Period: 450 to 1100
Old English
erstwhile: belonging to some prior time -
597
The arrival of St. Augustine
The introduction of Christianitity and the new words that came with it -
Period: 975 to 1010
Beowulf's writing
Earliest piece of english literature -
1066
Norman Invasion
Duke of Normandy invades England and brings the French language as well as a language heirchical system. -
Period: 1100 to 1500
Middle English
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Period: 1387 to 1400
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
al, al be that: although -
Period: 1400 to
Renaissance
A time period of arts awakening for literature and music -
1440
Invention of the printing press
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1492
Discovery of North America
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Period: 1500 to
Early Modern English
Shorter vowels and easier speaking -
Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio
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Period: to
American Revolution
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Period: to
Late Modern English
More vocabulary for example: Hi, how are you doing? It’s good to see you! -
Period: to
Industrial Revolution
The reason for needing more words and the byproduct of late modern English -
The Scarlet Letter is published
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First computer with a single-circuit board
The first Apple computer. A huge new realm to explore for language
