Origin of english

origin of english

Indo-European

Old English

Middle English

Modern English

Modern English

It is defined as the Englihs used since the fifteenth century. Although, it divides in 2 periods of time. Early Modern Period and Late Modern English.

• Early Modern Period (1450-1800)
• Late Modern English (1800-Present)
• 1.5 billion speakers.

WHAT IS OLD ENGLISH?

Basically, we refer to the earliest form of english language, the one written and spoken in England before the twelfth century..

• From c. 450 CE until c. 1150
• Written in Anglo-Saxon
• Amounts to barely 3 million words.
• Was still used after the Norman Conquest.

Middle English

Is really dificult to identify the period of time that it was spoken, and that's because it is a time of trasition between to eras: Old English and Modern English

CARACERISTICS:

• This period started with the Norman conquest in 1066 and ended in the fifteenth century
• Period of roughly 300 years
• Duringt this period it was add to the language Franche and Greek

Indo-European

The language which English belogns to is known as the Indo-European (IE) from which derive is called Proto-Indo-European.

CARACTERISTICS:

• It was more than 8000 years ago
• English belongs to the subrgurp Germanic, spesifically West Germanic