THE HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
· BEGINNINGS OF THE ENGLISH | · OLD ENGLISH (450- 1100) | · THE NORMANS IN ENGLAND | · MIDDLE ENGLISH (1100-1500) | · MODERN ENGLISH (1650- ) |
Kurgans Celts Romans - Jutes, Angles and Saxons | - Agustine (monk) - Vocabulary - Vikings - King Alfred - Poem Beowulf | - William was made kind - The law and literature was written in English - French continued - Henry king in 1399 | - Verbs change - New English words - Translation of the Bible by John Wycliffe - William Caxton - Geoffrey Chaucer - William Shakespeare | - The English language grew - Queen Elizabeth - Grammatical changes to English. |