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Period: 450 to Mar 15, 1100
Old English
Old English would confuse anyone today. It is nothing like it is today. -
500
Germanic Tribes invade England
Germanic tribes invade england, who are speaking celtic. The tribes that invaded England spoke a language called Englisc. -
Mar 14, 1066
William the Conquer
He brought the French language and when he invaded the became the language of the court, the goverment, and the upper class. Lower class people still used the modified ( middle english) english. -
Period: Mar 14, 1300 to Mar 14, 1500
The Great Vowel Shift
The Great Vowel shift was a time where the pronunciation of the English language was changed. This only affects the large vowels ("tense"). This is the beggining of modern english. -
Mar 1, 1388
Geoffrey Chacher
Chacher writes a poem in Middle English called The Canterbury Tales. -
Period: Mar 15, 1500 to
Early Modern English
English is changing just like in The Great Vowel Shift. Old vowels keep shortning and a lot of new words and phrases are added. The printing press is invented and books become more popular. More people learn to read because of this. -
Sep 7, 1533
Queen Elizebeth is Born
In 1533 Queen Elizebeth is born. -
Nov 15, 1558
Queen Elizebeth is crowned
She become the Queen regnant of England. -
Mar 14, 1564
Shakespear is Born
He is considered one of the greatest writers ever. He has written many great plays translated into every great language. He writes in early mondern english. -
First Dictonary
Table Alphabeticall is the first english dictionary. It was only 120 pages and only used the words people never used a lot -
Period: to
Late Modern English
This is what we speak today.
