English Language History: Page 3
The history of the English Language.
English Language History
Late Modern English (c. 1800 – Present)
The Industrial and Scientific Revolution The dates may be rather arbitrary, but the main distinction between Early Modern and Late Modern En…
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Middle English (c. 1100 – c. 1500)
Norman Conquest The event that began the transition from Old English to Middle English was the Norman Conquest of 1066, when William the Con…
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Old English (c. 500 – c. 1100)
Invasions of Germanic Tribes More important than the Celts and the Romans for the development of the English language, though, was the succe…
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Before English (Prehistory – c. 500AD)
Indo-European The English language, and indeed most European languages, traces it original roots back to a Neolithic (late Stone Age) people…
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Early Modern English (c. 1500 – c. 1800)
Great Vowel Shift A major factor separating Middle English from Modern English is known as the Great Vowel Shift, a radical change in pronun…
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English Language History
The history of the English language is a complex tapestry of gradual developments and short, sharp shocks, of isolation and mutual influence…