The history of the English language

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When were the Celtic migrations, and what language did it bring

?1000 BCE
- Celtic

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When was the Roman occupation and what language did this bring

43-410 CE
-Latin

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When did the Germanic settlements occur and what language did this bring

late 400's-
-Anglo-Saxon Jute

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When were the Viking invasions and what language did this bring

787-1000s
-Old Norse

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When were the Norman Invasions and what language did this bring

1000s-1154
-Anglo-Norman
-Old french

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When was the Renaissance mixing and what language did this bring

1400s-1600s
-French, Latin, Greek, Italian

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When did the empire imports start to influence the English language and what languages did this bring

1700s-present
-Hindi
-Persian
-Arabic
-Turkish
-Malay
-American English

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What are some Celtic reminants of the English language

-Continuous tense -ing
-Do periphasis "did you write this?"
-Loss of case/and gender
-Place names

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When did the Augustine and missionaries impact the English language

597

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How much of the English language is influenced by Old Norse

1%

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In what year did the Wycliffe Bible was written in English

1384

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When did the printing press come to England?

1476

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What languages became the English language

West Germanic languages

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What were the greatest influences of old English

-Caedmon's Hymn in the 660's
-Beowulf in the 700's

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What were the greatest influences of middle English

Chaucer Canterbury tales 1343-1400

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What were the greatest influences of Early Modern English

Shakespeare 1564-1616

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When did the great vowel shift happen

Between the middle English and early modern English era

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What happened in the 100 year war

1337-1453
-French became devalued and English won