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Frioni - The origin of The English language, Started with the arrival of…
Frioni - The origin of The English language
Old English
450-1100
Middle English
1100-1450
William the Conqueror
introduced French
after the conquest of England
there was a linguistic division
The upper classes spoke French
The clergy spoke Latin
The Lower classes spoke Old English
Early Modern English
1450-1750
The transition to Modern English was slow
The dialect of London became the standard language used by people
In 1476 William Caxton set up the printing press which made spelling and grammar fixed
Late Modern English
1750-today
There were changes to vocabulary and gammar
It developed from the second
half of the 18th
The British Empire spread English around the world
Started with the arrival of
Germanic tribes
The inhabitants of Britain spoke a great number of
Celtic
dialects
the invaders' language was
Anglo-Saxon
The mixing of Anglo-Saxon and the Celtic dialects gave life to Old English