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600 BCE
CELTS
they spoke Welsh & Scottish.
The Celts didn't actually add any words that we use now, but some of their words where similar like:
Bogeyman.
Boreen (a narrow Irish country road).
Gob (beak or mouth).
Lough (a lake). -
Period: 600 BCE to
THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE
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55 BCE
THE ROMANS
Romans spoke Latin. The Romans called the island Britannia. The Romans built roads, walls, cities, and castles. -
450
THE ANGLO-SAXONS
The birth of english, from Germanic languages.
Some of their words: love, evil, child, two, three, and some compound words like "mankind and blackbird". -
Jan 1, 800
THE VIKINGS
The vikings included some words to english like: freckle, leg, skull, skirt, skin, sky, eggs and cream. -
1066
THE NORMAN FRENCH
The Norman French added some othe words to english:please, sign, very, peace, nobility, felony, attorney, government, parliament, justice, chivalry, court, courtesy, courage, beef, bacon, baptize, flower, power, royal, annoy, and joy. -
1400
MIDDLE ENGLISH
The Canterbury Tales (1400) by Geoffrey Chaucer -
1476
THE PRINTING PRESS
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
One of the most famous authors in Middle English.
He was born in April 1564, Stratford-upon-Avon.
And he died the 23 of April 1616, Stratford-upon-Avon.