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The history of the English language
55 b.CToday
a trip into the english language history
The two languages were merged and formed Anglo-Saxon(also known as old English)
6% of the words are Greek (like: Android, basic, cinema, idea) and 6% come from other languages
29% of the words come from latin, like the words:human, animal, dental, science...
29% of the words come from French, like: beef, pork, continue..
germanic migration
8th-11th century
450 a.D (5th century)
11th century
before the
55 b.C.
Vikings, who came from Scandinavian countries(Norway, Sweden and Denmark), inaded from across the sea, with just 1 invasion that happened in over three centuries.
26% of the words are Germanic, like: again, and, apple, eat.....
6th century
1066:a special date THE NORMAN INVASION
ROMAN INVASION
Britain was a Pagan country, then Saint Augustine came and started converting people to Christianity so he brought languages with him with the Bible that was written in Latin, Greek and Hebrew.
The Normans were french, they had a big battle near the South coast of Britain, they won and took over
They stayed for a while in Britain and built nice buildings and also the Hadrian's wall. They brought their language (Latin) adn integrated it into the common language.
The history of the English language
55 b.CToday
a trip into the english language history
People started exploring the world, going off in ships and finding other countries, finding places like America, India, China.... so people explored and influenced the language
language is still developping, thanks to the internet and the easiness of travelling across the world.
18th-19th century
Many words come from: Asia-> Balcony, bangle, bungalow India-> guru, pajamas, sandals, shampoo... 4% of the words come from the internet, like the verbs to hoover and to google.
15th-16th century
COLONIALISM Britain became invloved politically in other countries, then the British Empire ended and has now the Commonwealth instead.
20th-21st century