Timelime of the English Language by Andrea Castillo

helloorangesunshiine — 2024-06-07 21:20:48 UTC

The arrival of tribes such as the Anglos, Saxons, Jutes, etc. from Germany and Scandinavia triggered the beginning of the English language.

helloorangesunshiine — 2024-06-07 21:23:23 UTC

This is the First Stage of English with inflections from the languages of the tribes. It was spoken from the year 400 AD to the year 1100 AD. This is called Old English. One of the most famous examples of Old English is the poem Beowulf written by an anonymous writer.

helloorangesunshiine — 2024-06-07 21:25:51 UTC

In the year 1066AD William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy invaded England and became the King. He brought the French language to the English court, and it became the official language.

helloorangesunshiine — 2024-06-07 21:27:58 UTC

During this time commons in England still spoke English. The use of old English was arbitrary as it was not an standarized language. Little by little the inflections in English dissapeared and it became an easier language. This was called Middle English. One of the most famous examples of Middle English is The Canterbury Tales by Jeoffrey Chaucer.

helloorangesunshiine — 2024-06-07 21:30:30 UTC

The 15th century brought the Renaissance. It was a time of many changes in England as the reform started and arts were freely sponsored. The press was invited by Gutemberg in Germany. Following the translation of the Bible into English by William Tyndale, the 90 years were the golden age of English literature.

helloorangesunshiine — 2024-06-07 21:32:23 UTC

During this time the third stage of English happened, it is called Modern English. Due to the popularity of his plays, William Shakespeare helped to standarized the language. Along with the publication of the first dictionary, the first grammar and spelling books there were a lot of advances for English language.

helloorangesunshiine — 2024-06-07 21:33:57 UTC

English is considered a living language because it is changing up to these days. Thanks to the economic and political power of the British Empire and The US it has become a very popular language and it has spread all over the world.