Development of the English Language
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blairbrinker on January 4, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 3500 B.C. | Indo- European migration begins |
| 1500 B.C. | Celtic peoples established in Britain |
| 55 A.D. | Romans withdraw -all Roman presence eliminated from Britain |
| 449 A.D. | Germanic tribes (including the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes) invade Britain -tribes speak a group of languages called Anglo-Saxon, now called Old English -Celts (original Britains) resist invasions because of Dux Bellorum (Duke of Battles) who was believed to be the source for King Arthur -language remained virtually unchanged |
| 525 A.D. | Events depicted in Beowulf |
| 597 A.D. | St. Augustine introduces Christianity to Anglo-Saxons -Introduction of writing |
| 725 A.D. | Beowulf transcribed in Old English |
| 793 A.D. | Vikings invade and conquer parts of northern and central England -Vikings speak Old Norse, which influences Old English -New vocabulary is introduced -Old English started to have word endings replaced by propositions and word order becomes more important |
| 1066 A.D. | William the Conqueror and the Norman French win the Battle of Hastings and gain control of Britain -Norman invaders speak Old French, which becomes the dominant language for about a century -Middle English is developed, borrowing french words |
| 1386 A.D. | Chaucer begins to write The Canterbury Tales in Middle English |
| 1564 A.D. | Birth of Shakespeare |
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