The History of the English Language (timeline), Schemi e mappe concettuali di Lingua Inglese

Scarica The History of the English Language (timeline) e più Schemi e mappe concettuali in PDF di Lingua Inglese solo su Docsity! Where did the English we speak today come from? ROMANS The Romans invaded and introduced Latin. CELTS The first languages that we know about are the Celtic ones, like Welsh and Scots Gaelic. ANGLO-SAXON The Anglo-Saxons spoke the language, which over time turned into English Gaelic. PRINTING PRESS With the introduction of the printing press, an interest in having a standard way of English came. NORMANS Normans from France invaded England and introduced an early version of French. MODERN ENGLISH The English you speak today is influenced by immigration and historical happenings (f.e. the British Empire). INVADING WORDS Words from Latin and Greek made its way into the English language. 600 BC 55 BC 450 AD 800 AD 1066 AD 1400 AD 1476 AD 1525 AD 16th Century 16th Century 2000 AD Future VIKINGS The Vikings came from Scandinavia and invaded Britain. ENGLISH BIBLE The New Testament of the Bible was translated into English. MIDDLE ENGLISH (Middle) English gradually took over again from the early French. TECHNOLOGY New technology is influencing English, and who knows where it will end? SHAKESPEARE He invented many words, which are still in use today.