英语语言发展史

The development of the English
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Old English（5-12centuries）
Middle English(12-16centuries)
Modern English(16centuries-now)
Old English（5-12centuries）
Before Old English
-the English increased in importance compared to French.
characteristics
-A great number of French words poured into English.
Modern English(16centuries-now)
Norman Conqest
-The Old English period ended with this
In the early part of this period
-French replaced English as the official language
After Black Death(1347-1351)
The English Language
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Indo-European family of languages
印欧语系
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Germanic group
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West Germanic
North Germanic
evolved
East Germanic English
Early Modern English(1500-1700) -assimilate foreign words(Renaissance) -Samuel Johnson’s dictionary(standard form of English spelling) Late Modern English(1700 up to the present) -The Industrial Revolution-breathtaking advances science and technology(creating a lot of new words) Standard English BBC in
Conclusion
The story of the English language is typically one of massive assimilating from other languages.
Also influenced by these languages
-Old Norse (German and Dutch)
English is not the native language of the British Isles.
Middle English(12-16centuries)
-The Celtic-speaking inhabitants(Celts)
In the 5th and 6th centuries
-The Angles , the Saxon and Jutes(Old English)
The introduction of Christianity
-Latin and Greek words