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Emperor Claudius invaded Britain and this began the Roman rule over Britain. Celtic was the spoken language of the time until Roman rule was over in Britain (Van, 2006).
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Germanic tribes begin to setting in Britain, during this time the Celtic dialect is replaced with Germanic dialect (Van, 2006)
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Christianity was introduced to the Anglo-Saxons by St. Augustine (http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words/chron.html). The conversion to Christianity, Latin words were introduced such as, abbot, altar, and hymn (Van, 2006).
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Sometime in the 700's Beowulf was written. Beowulf was written using a modified Roman alphabet (Van, 2006).
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During the 8th through 10th centuries, Scandinavians attacked and stole parts of Britain (Van, 2006). Scandinavians could have been the most influential group on the grammar and pronunciation of the English Language (Van, 2006). During this time many words we know originated egg, crave, screech, and thrive (Van, 2006).
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William of Normandy came to Britain and defeated Harold (Van, 2006). After this battle French became the language of the land (Van, 2006). Many of the words that we use today are from this time government, authority, and judge.
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The first book in English appears (http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words/chron.html).
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The first Royal proclamation was issued in English since the French invasion (http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words/chron.html).
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Noblemen began to feel that they were more English than French. These noblemen began to teach their children in English (http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words/chron.html).
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The Hundred Years war begins between England and France.
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In 1362 English becomes the official language of the courts and more authors are using the new language to write (http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words/chron.html).
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Chaucer writes the story Canterbury Tales in middle English (http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words/chron.html).
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William Caxton brought the printing press from Germany and the first printed book is published. This year would also bring a process of standardizing spelling (http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words/chron.html).
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The reason for the vowel shift is a large influx of Latin and Greek language (http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words/chron.html).
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The King James bible was published which was a big influence on English speech (http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words/chron.html).
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The classical period of English Literature which created essays, plays, and poetry (http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words/chron.html)