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history of english language the spread of english made by : matluba sadullaeva history of english language the english language belongs to the west germanic branch of the indo-european family of languages. the closest undoubted living relatives of english are scots and frisian. frisian is a language spoken by approximately half a million people in the dutch province of friesland, in nearby areas of germany, and on a few islands in the north sea. history of english language the history of the english language has traditionally been divided into three main periods: old english (450-1100 ad), middle english (1100-circa 1500 ad) and modern english (since 1500). over the centuries, the english language has been influenced by a number of other languages. old english (450 - 1100 ad): old english (450 - 1100 ad): during the 5th century ad, three germanic tribes (saxons, angles, and jutes) came to the british isles …

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(wine), candel (candle), belt (belt), weall (wall). ("language timeline", the british library board) old english (450 - 1100 ad): the influence of celtic upon old english was slight. in fact, very few celtic words have lived on in the english language. but many of place and river names have celtic origins: kent, york, dover, cumberland, thames, avon, trent, severn. * old english (450 - 1100 ad): the arrival of st. augustine in 597 and the introduction of christianity into saxon england brought more latin words into the english language. they were mostly concerned with the naming of church dignitaries, ceremonies, etc. some, such as church, bishop, baptism, monk, eucharist and presbyter came indirectly through latin from the greek. old english (450 - 1100 ad): around 878 ad danes and norsemen, also called vikings, invaded the country and english got many norse words into the language, particularly in the north of …

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he new government. the old french took over as the language of the court, administration, and culture. latin was mostly used for written language, especially that of the church. meanwhile, the english language, as the language of the now lower class, was considered a vulgar tongue. middle english (1100-circa 1500 ad): by about 1200, england and france had split. english changed a lot, because it was mostly being spoken instead of written for about 300 years. the use of old english came back, but with many french words added. this language is called middle english. most of the words embedded in the english vocabulary are words of power, such as crown, castle, court, parliament, army, mansion, gown, beauty, banquet, art, poet, romance, duke, servant, peasant, traitor and governor. ("language timeline", the british library board) middle english (1100-circa 1500 ad): because the english underclass cooked for the norman upper class, the …

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ecame cheaper and more people learned to read. printing also brought standardization to english. modern english (1500 to the present): by the time of shakespeare's writings (1592-1616), the language had become clearly recognizable as modern english. there were three big developments in the world at the beginning of modern english period: the renaissance, the industrial revolution, and the british colonialism. hamlet's famous "to be, or not to be" lines, by shakespeare. english renaissance it was during the english renaissance that most of the words from greek and latin entered english. this period in english cultural history (early 16th century to the early 17th century) is sometimes referred to as "the age of shakespeare" or "the elizabethan era", taking the name of the english renaissance's most famous author and most important monarch, respectively. the industrial revolution england began the industrial revolution (18th century) and this had also an effect on the …

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rican english. some pronunciations and usages "froze" when they reached the american shore. in certain respects, some varieties of american english are closer to the english of shakespeare than modern standard english ('english english' or as it is often incorrectly termed 'british english') is. american english and other varieties some "americanisms" are actually originally english: english expressions that were preserved in the colonies while lost at home (e.g., fall as a synonym for autumn, trash for rubbish, and loan as a verb instead of lend). the american dialect also served as the route of introduction for many native american words into the english language. most often, these were place names like mississippi and iowa. american english and other varieties spanish has also been great influence on american english. mustang, canyon, ranch, stampede, and vigilante are all examples of spanish words that made their way into english through the settlement of …

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history of english language the spread of english made by : matluba sadullaeva history of english language the english language belongs to the west germanic branch of the indo-european family of languages. the closest undoubted living relatives of english are scots and frisian. frisian is a language spoken by approximately half a million people in the dutch province of friesland, in nearby areas of germany, and on a few islands in the north sea. history of english language the history of the english language has traditionally been divided into three main periods: old english (450-1100 ad), middle english (1100-circa 1500 ad) and modern english (since 1500). over the centuries, the english language has been influenced by a number of other …

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