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The English Language

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  • The Anglo-Saxon invasion
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    The Anglo-Saxon invasion

    The British Isles were invaded by Angles, Saxons and Jutes in the 5th century.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1066 to Jan 1, 1470

    A Trilingual Nation

    By the time of 1470 England spoke English. Latin and French
  • Period: Jan 1, 1476 to

    Early Modern English

    As society changed the languages, And the period of time from 1476-1800 was definitely a time of change. New discoveries equals new words and the english people lacked words. wich means a lot of new words got introduced to the english language.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1564 to

    Shakespeare and King James Bible(1611)

    Shakespeare who is known for his many stories, introduced (along with King James) a lot of knew words to the english languages.
  • The First Proper Dictionary Published

    The First Proper Dictionary Published

  • America's Independence from Britain

    America's Independence from Britain

  • Modern English

    Modern English

    Due to a lot of new scientific and economic developments there was a lack of words once again, so many new words got introduced to the language.
  • Global English

    Global English

    English used as a common communication world wide