Timeline of English by https://padlet.com/lilyli/ucgzzd735z1b en-us 2016-07-15 03:40:08 UTC 2017-03-15 09:59:50 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Thunder.png 1755 Samuel Johnson's Dictionary lilyli https://padlet.com/lilyli/ucgzzd735z1b/wish/116447934 First English dictionary including 40000 words.
This standardised English.
Those educated complained about the standardising.]]> 2016-07-14 00:48:30 UTC https://padlet.com/lilyli/ucgzzd735z1b/wish/116447934 1611 - King James' bible https://padlet.com/lilyli/ucgzzd735z1b/wish/116447935 First translated bible
People had access to the bible for the first time]]> 2016-07-14 00:48:10 UTC https://padlet.com/lilyli/ucgzzd735z1b/wish/116447935 1564 - 1616 William Shakespear lilyli https://padlet.com/lilyli/ucgzzd735z1b/wish/116447936 Used a combination of Anglo-Saxon, Norman, Latin and French.
Added 2000 word to the English lexicon
some of these words include motionless, unaware, courtship
Early modern English = Shakespearian language]]> 2016-07-14 00:46:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lilyli/ucgzzd735z1b/wish/116447936 1350 - The Great Vowel Shift lilyli https://padlet.com/lilyli/ucgzzd735z1b/wish/116447937 Influenced early modern English
Spelling was affected]]> 2016-07-14 00:43:52 UTC https://padlet.com/lilyli/ucgzzd735z1b/wish/116447937 1345 - 1400 Geoffrey Chaucer https://padlet.com/lilyli/ucgzzd735z1b/wish/116447938 Influence of the Printing Press on the dominant language used in English 1440
Combination of French and 'earthly' English words]]> 2016-07-14 00:41:43 UTC https://padlet.com/lilyli/ucgzzd735z1b/wish/116447938 1066 - 1345 Norman Invasion https://padlet.com/lilyli/ucgzzd735z1b/wish/116447939 Introduced Old French
Middle English was created
Words of Norman (French) origin: archer (archier), cream (cresme)]]> 2016-07-14 00:40:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lilyli/ucgzzd735z1b/wish/116447939 410 - 1066 Angles, Saxons and Jutes invasion lilyli https://padlet.com/lilyli/ucgzzd735z1b/wish/116447940 Introduced Germanic language, created "old English"
Stories and poems written in the Roman alphabet.
Words of Anglo-Saxons origin: ship (scip), field (feld)]]> 2016-07-14 00:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lilyli/ucgzzd735z1b/wish/116447940 597 - Birth of Christianity https://padlet.com/lilyli/ucgzzd735z1b/wish/116447941 Spread of new writing system
The English alphabet was created
Words with Christianity origin: pope (papa), school (schola)]]> 2016-07-14 00:35:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lilyli/ucgzzd735z1b/wish/116447941 43 - 410 Roman occupation lilyli https://padlet.com/lilyli/ucgzzd735z1b/wish/116447942 Romans did not impose their language on the Brits. However some Brits chose to learn Roman for trade
The occupation went on for four centuries however the impact of Latin on English was very small, only about 200 modern English words originated from this time, for example:
Plant (planta), rose (rosa)]]> 2016-07-14 00:33:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lilyli/ucgzzd735z1b/wish/116447942