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700
Beowulf's Writing
Beowulf is considered the highest achievement in Old English literature -
700
the earliest manuscript records of Old English.
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1066
The Norman Invasion
The Norman Invasion was in an important change in the English language. It mixed French with the English language. -
1387
Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer wrote canterbury Tales in Middle English -
1440
Invention of the Printing Press
The printing press brought standardization to the English language -
1492
The Discovery of North America
The spoke English when they discovered North America -
The first grammar of English
William Bullokar's Pamphlet for Gramma is published. -
Shakespeare's First Folio
Shakespeare wrote in Old English -
The American Revolution
A political revolution the occurred in colonial North America -
Grammar
William Hazlitt publishes A New and Improved Grammar of the English Language. -
Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone. This modernizes private communication. -
Dictionary
Webster's Third New International Dictionary is published. -
Texting
Text messaging is introduced. -
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language.
David Crystal publishes The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language. -
5th Volume of Dictionary
The fifth volume of the Dictionary of American Regional English is published
