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Period: 400 to
The English Language
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Period: 450 to Jan 1, 1100
Old English
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Jan 1, 700
First Latin-English Glossaries
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Jan 1, 1000
The Discovery of the Americas
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Jan 1, 1066
Norman Invasion of England
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Jan 1, 1100
London becomes new capital of England
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Period: Jan 1, 1100 to Jan 1, 1500
Middle English
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Dec 31, 1100
Examples of words from Old English
Examples from Old English include "eald," which meant old, "nett," which meant net, "hus," which meant house, and "brodor," which meant brother. -
Jan 1, 1167
Oxford University is established
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Jan 1, 1349
The Black Death hits Britain
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Jan 1, 1385
Latin is replaces by English in most schools
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Jan 1, 1387
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
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Jan 1, 1439
The Invention of the Printing Press
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Jan 1, 1450
The Great Vowel Shift
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Jan 1, 1492
Discovery of North America
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Jan 1, 1500
Examples of first Modern English words
Examples of words that were considered Modern English that evolved from different languages and new inventions are "shampoo," "radar," "banana," and "Thursday." -
Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
Modern English
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Dec 31, 1500
Examples of Middle English Words
Examples of words from Middle English are "alday," which meant daily, "bryngen," which meant bring, "foul," ehich meant dirty, and "wedde" which meant marry. -
Jan 1, 1539
"The Great Bible" published in English for the first time
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Shakespeare writes earliest plays
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Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio
Shakespeare's works were not published until they were found after his death. Hundreds of new words were created by Shakespeare's writing. It is said that the famous writer never wanted his plays to be read, but to be heard. He believed that the words he created conveyed emotions that were critical to the story. -
The American Revoltuion
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The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution is a very important part of the History of the English language. New words were adapted to the language from other areas and new phrases were formed to encompass all of the new technologies and objects that were being invented during the time. -
Webster's “The American Dictionary of the English Language” is published
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Suspected date of Beowulf's writing
Beowulf is the most famous piece of Old English literature. Written around the year 800, the poem is ine of the most widely used references to old English and shows the early development of the Anglo-Saxon language. -
Vikings begin raiding Britain
