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The English Language has gone through many stages as we have studied along this presentation. Here is a video that summarizes the history of the Eglish Language.

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"New things needed new names"

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Many new words have become part of the English Language since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in order to supply a want in the existing lexicon.

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"Britain had colonies in America (United States). Africa and India."

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Many words came from Sanskrit derived languages, and from the Indo-Iranian branch of Proto-Indo-European.

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British Imperialism has made the major contribution to the development of English.

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English literature work such as (art, poetry, drama, and so on) were written during that time. Elizabeth I guaranteed the continued growth of her language.

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Christopher Colombus had discovered America. It had caused a great wave of discovery and competition amog the principal nations to Europe. European countries were probing unknown parts of the new world.

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The great revival of interest in the classical civilizations, in art, and in learning that transformed all Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries. Scholars were inclined to travel, to exxchange ideas with people from other countries.

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It was a change in the pronunciation of the English language. All the long vowels from Middle English had changed. Chaucer was not understood by a literate Englishman.

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A period of transition.

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norman conquest of england (military conflict)

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Norman Conquest of England | 3 Minute History

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Two languages were spoken in the island:
- French, spoken by the higher classes.
- English, spoken by the lower classes.

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They spoke a dialect of the French Language.

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The Normans were the last invaders of England.

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- Around 850 The Vikings began to make raids and invations in the island.
-They came from Sweeden, Norway and Denmark.
- They did not replace Old English, but influenced and changed it.
- A lot of Danish and Scandinavian words were brought to English.

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"In 597 St. Augustine and 40 monks landed in England"

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They brought Latin and Classical elements to the language, and unify it. Also, the culture advanced.

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Missionaries from Rome came to the island to convert the heathen to Christianity.

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The Germanic tribes Angles, Saxon and Jutes brought "Angle-ish" into the island which became English.

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They did not contribute too much to the language, but some words that the Anglo-Saxons stayed with were related to occupational war and trade

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The Romans went back to defend their land.

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Later on, the Germanics tribes defeated and subject them.

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During the first century after Christmas, the Romans invaded England and expelled the Celts.

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They invaded England around 500 B.C.

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Their contribution to English consisted of words related to geographical features and names of specific places.

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Celts were the second invading race who came from eastern Europe.

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The original inhabitants of England were cave-dwellers. The first invaders were from the Iberian peninsula. (2000 B.C.)

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The original inhabitants of England were cave-dwellers. The first invaders were from the Iberian peninsula. (2000 B.C.)

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This presentation provides a look at the History Sequences of events that have been important to England and to the English Language