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THE STORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE - Coggle Diagram
THE STORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Old English four
(450-1100)
arrival of Germanic tribes
innabitants of Britain spoke a nuber of Celtic dialects
anglo-saxon
indo-europan
this language soon became dominant over latin
Middle English
(1100-1450)
William conquered England in miles sixty-six (1066)
intoduced the French language
classes
lower classes spoke English
the upper classes spoke French
14 century they developed into middle english wich also became the language of literature
Early Modern English
(1450-1750)
by great chengers
standardization of the written language we know today
in 1476 a publisher and a traslador set up the first printing press
spelling and grammar became the standard language used by William Shaskpir
in the 17-18 centuries the vocabulary was eriched words
Late Modern English
(1750-Present)
the first industrial revolution created a new lexis that turned english into the language of technology and innovation
Varieties og english
Spanish and Indian words entered english through the settlement of the American west
French words and west African words also influenced American english