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English did not exist at the time of this event. This meant there was no effect on the language as there was no language to effect.

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The Germanic Tribes (Angles, Saxons, and Jutes) begin arriving in Britain. 449

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The Germanic Tribes (Angles, Saxons, and Jutes) begin arriving in Britain. 449

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This had a huge effect on the english language as this is seen as the beginning of the English language

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'Caedmon's Hymn' is composed in Old English.  658

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'Caedmon's Hymn' is composed in Old English.  658

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This did not have a significant effect on the English language although today it gives a good representation of what the English Language was like at the time.

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This had a large effect on the english language as the vikings spoke norse which is an entirely different language. This lead to many words carrying over from norse into English.

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The Normans conquer Britain under William the Conqueror. 1066

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The Normans conquer Britain under William the Conqueror. 1066

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The Normans language at the time was seen to be a better language which caused the English language to undergo many changes.

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John Wycliffe publishes his English Translation of the Bible. 1382

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John Wycliffe publishes his English Translation of the Bible. 1382

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This had a large effect on the English Language as this made the bible more widely understood by people as it was previously written in latin.

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Chaucer begins writing 'The Canterbury Tales.' 1387

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Chaucer begins writing 'The Canterbury Tales.' 1387

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This had a large effect on the English Language as at the time most texts around this time in England were written in Latin or French. This made English more widely used.

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The great vowel shift had a large effect on the English language as it involves vowels changing in sound.

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William Caxton establishes the first English printing press. 1476

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William Caxton establishes the first English printing press. 1476

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This had a large effect on the English language as at the time most texts were hand written this allowed for the mass production of texts and made less texts be hand written.

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Shakespeare writes his first plays. 1589

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Shakespeare writes his first plays. 1589

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Shakespeare had a huge effect on English. He created many new words in his time that are commonly used even up to today.

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Jamestown, Britain's first settlement in North America, is established. May 14, 1607

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Jamestown, Britain's first settlement in North America, is established. May 14, 1607

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This had a bit of an effect on the English Language as many new words were introduced into the language.

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Samuel Johnson publishes his dictionary. 1755

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Samuel Johnson publishes his dictionary. 1755

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This was an important step in the English Language as it created set in stone definition for words and how they were spelt which no one had before

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First publication of 'The Times' newspaper in London. 1 January 1785

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First publication of 'The Times' newspaper in London. 1 January 1785

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The Times made news more accessible to the public while also introducing vocabulary to its readers.

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Britain establishes a colony in Sydney, Australia. 1788

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Britain establishes a colony in Sydney, Australia. 1788

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This lead to creation of new words such as "kangaroo" and "koala", also began a very unique version of the English Language only spoken in Australia because of its isolation.

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The first tweet was sent on Twitter. March 21 2006

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The first tweet was sent on Twitter. March 21 2006

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Large effect on the English Language as this was early in online communications and was the beginning of one of the most used social media platforms even to this day.