英语语言发展史
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Modern English(16centuries-now)
Early Modern English(1500-1700) -assimilate foreign words(Renaissance) -Samuel Johnson’s dictionary(standard form of English
The English Language
Speaker : Ji源自文库my
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Indo-European family of
languages
印欧语系
…group
Germanic group
…group
West Germanic
North Germanic
East Germanic
evolved
English
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Conclusion
The story of the English language is typically one of massive assimilating from other languages.
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spelling) Late Modern English(1700 up to the present) -The Industrial Revolution-breathtaking advances in
science and technology(creating a lot of new words) Standard English BBC
-Latin and Greek words
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Middle English(12-16centuries)
Norman Conqest
-The Old English period ended with this
In the early part of this period
-French replaced English as the official language
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The development of the English
Old English（5-12centuries） Middle English(12-16centuries) Modern English(16centuries-now)
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Old English（5-12centuries）
Before Old English
-The Celtic-speaking inhabitants(Celts)
In the 5th and 6th centuries
-The Angles , the Saxon and Jutes(Old English)
The introduction of Christianity
After Black Death(1347-1351)
-the English increased in importance compared to French.
characteristics
-A great number of French words poured into English.
Modern English(16centuries-now)
Early Modern English(1500-1700) -assimilate foreign words(Renaissance) -Samuel Johnson’s dictionary(standard form of English
The English Language
Speaker : Ji源自文库my
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Indo-European family of
languages
印欧语系
…group
Germanic group
…group
West Germanic
North Germanic
East Germanic
evolved
English
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Conclusion
The story of the English language is typically one of massive assimilating from other languages.
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spelling) Late Modern English(1700 up to the present) -The Industrial Revolution-breathtaking advances in
science and technology(creating a lot of new words) Standard English BBC
-Latin and Greek words
精品文档
Middle English(12-16centuries)
Norman Conqest
-The Old English period ended with this
In the early part of this period
-French replaced English as the official language
精品文档
The development of the English
Old English（5-12centuries） Middle English(12-16centuries) Modern English(16centuries-now)
精品文档
Old English（5-12centuries）
Before Old English
-The Celtic-speaking inhabitants(Celts)
In the 5th and 6th centuries
-The Angles , the Saxon and Jutes(Old English)
The introduction of Christianity
After Black Death(1347-1351)
-the English increased in importance compared to French.
characteristics
-A great number of French words poured into English.