the history of english
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IFSP – Câmpus Avaré
Prof. Me. Gerson Rossi dos Santos
Events
The history ofEnglish
Bulgarian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
English
Estonian
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hungarian
Irish
Gaelic
Italian
Latvian
Lithuanian
Maltese
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Slovak
Slovene
Spanish
Swedish
These languages should be
considered:
( ) Extinct languages
( ) Modern languages√
These languages should be
considered:
( ) Extinct languages
( ) Modern languages
√
Indo-European Languages Expansion
Indo-European Languages Expansion
Indo-European Languages Expansion
The rise of Old English: Great Britain, approx.
450 A.D.
Germanic Languages
The rise of Old English: Great Britain, approx.
450 A.D.
•Approximately 450 A.D.: Germanic tribes speaking
similar languages invade Great Britain territories;
•Old English records;
•1066 A.D.: Duke of Normandy (France) invades Great
Britain;
•Middle English records (under French influence);
•Geoffrey Chaucer: main reference of Middle English
literature;
•Approximately 1500 A.D.: Modern English:
• Early Modern English (1500 – 1800);
• Late Modern English (1800 – present day);
William Shakespeare: main reference of Early Modern
• 55 B.C.: Julius Caesar, Roman Emperor, invades
Britain;
• Communities spoke Celtish;
• 436 A.D.: Roman colonization ends;
Old, Middle and Modern English
Middle English Modern English
Old English
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