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The main stages of the development of the English language. - Coggle…
The main stages of the development of the English language.
Old English (5th-11th centuries)
5th–6th centuries – invasion of the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes into Britain.
c. 600 – Celts pushed into Cornwall, Cumbria, Wales, and Brittany.
7th century – formation of the 7 kingdoms:
Northumbria, Mercia, East Anglia, Essex, Sussex, Wessex, Kent.
7th century – Christianization of England, monasteries became centers of learning; first written records.
Late 8th century – Scandinavian Viking raids began.
1042 – England remained part of the Danish empire until this year.
1066 – Norman Conquest, end of the Old English period.
Middle English (11th-15th centuries)
11th-13th centuries - French became the official language; English survived only among lower classes.
13th century - revival of English begins.
15th century - English used by all social classes; official documents appear in English.
1475 - introduction of printing in England (first English printed book); transition to New English period.
1066 - Norman Conquest, William the Conqueror becomes King of England.
Late New English (19th-21st centuries)
19th-21st centuries - Modern English period, with several regional dialects
(Scottish, Northern, Western, Central, Eastern, Southern).
Early New English (16th-17th centuries)
1455-1485 - Wars of the Roses - political centralization, promoted language unification.
1438 - invention of printing by Johannes Gutenberg in Germany.
1422-1491 - William Caxton, the first English printer.
1475 - first English printed book, beginning of the New English period.
1492 - discovery of America, start of the Age of Great Geographical Discoveries.
Late 16th century - England founded its first colony overseas.