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HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
OLD ENGLISH
Indo-European family
Germanic languages
English
Roman Empire - Celtic - Germanic
Anglo Saxons
Beowulf
(Viking invasions, 8th century)
Norway and Denmark
Danelaw Kingdom
Old Norse
(Iceland, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish)
MIDDLE ENGLISH
William "The Conqueror"
(1066)
England
OLD ENGLISH + FRENCH
EARLY MODERN ENGLISH
GREAT VOWEL SHIFT
(16th century)
started exploring
transformed English
It is still unintelligible for most modern speakers
