The History of the Amazing English Language

By bigb
  • Jan 1, 1001

    English Language

    English Language
    There are three periods of the modern english language. They are called Early Modern English, Middle English, and Old English
  • Period: Jan 1, 1001 to

    English Language

  • May 20, 1001

    Where it Came From

    Where it Came From
    English is a language that was brought from places that are now Northwest Germany and Netherlands to Britain.
  • Jan 1, 1500

    Early Modern English

    Early Modern English
    Between 1500-1800 the english language has added punctuations, grammar, and vowels. Shakesspeare was one of the writers in this time.
  • Midsummers Night Dream

    Midsummers Night Dream
    Shakespeare had written many plays but many plays did not come out to the publice for another 7 years after Shakespear died. One of his famous plays written ( A Midsummers Night Dream) had first been acted out between 1595-1596.
  • To Be or Not to Be

    To Be or Not to Be
    In the 1600's one of the most famous lines had been written and said. It had been written by Shakespeare. This line, and I quote, "To be or not to be"
  • First Ever Dictionary

    First Ever Dictionary
    The first ever dictionary had been printed recently after the invention of the first printing press
  • Late Modern English

    Late Modern English
    Late modern english and early modern english are different because now in the late modern english there are more words, which means we have a more variety of words.
  • Period: to

    Late Modern English

  • Webster Dictionary

    Webster Dictionary
    Webster publishes its first American English dictionary
  • Oxford Dictionary

    Oxford Dictionary
    The first Oxford dictionary was published