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Old English
Old English was developed by Britian who got it from the Germanic tribes who spoke similar languages -
Period: 400 to
History of the English Language
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Apr 1, 800
Vikings
The vikings started invading Britian and they came from places like Denmark and Norway and they brought new launguages with them. -
Apr 1, 1100
Middle English
People stopped using Old Egnlish and Middle English was born. William the Conqueror invaded England and they brought new French words to the language. -
Apr 8, 1476
Printing Press
In 1476 the Printing Press was invented by Thoman Caxton and it helped further the english language by interesting people in writing english in a new standard way. -
Apr 1, 1500
Early Modern English
A change in pornunciation in the end of Middle English vowels were pronounced shorter and shorter. The Renaissance of Classical Learning brought about new phrases and words to the english language. -
Apr 8, 1525
The Bible
In 1525 the New Testement was translated into english by William Tyndale. It was a big event for people because people who could only read english could now read the bible. -
Apr 8, 1564
Shakespeare
1564-1616 The introduction of Shakespeare and all the new words and phrases he brought to the english language. -
Dictionary
The first English dictionary was published. -
Late Modern English
Industrial Revolution is a big reason why there is a late modern English. The difference between early and late moder english is the vocabulary.
