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History of English (Old English (fall of the Roman Empire (4th century)…
History of English
Old English
fall of the Roman Empire (4th century)
Anglo-Saxons
Germanic Peoples established - communities and integrated
across much of England and South East Scotland
next significant contribution to Old English
dramatic invasion of the Vikings (late year 793)
landed on the island of Lindisfarne
left a trail of blood and destruction
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Middle English
last successful invasion of Britain (1066)
arrival of the Normans
perhaps frustrated by difficulties in the language
brought not only a whole new vocabulary
but over time changed the grammar - simpler form
12th to 15th century - used Middle English
Modern English
earliest - different
spoken since late 14th century - completed in roughly 1550
with some differences in vocabulary, texts from the 17th century
such as William Shakespare
are concidered to be in Modern English
large number of dialects spoken
British English
Welsh English
Scottish English
American English
Australian English
Canadian English
Modern English - consists of
29% Latin
29% French
26% Germanic Languages
6% Greek
10% Other languages
continues to develop as people use it in their buisiness
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