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3 Parts of English

The history of the English language can be divided into three main periods: Old English from 449-1100 AD, when works like part of Beowulf were written; Middle English from 1100-1500 AD, when works like The Canterbury Tales were written; and Modern English from 1500 to present day, when Shakespeare wrote works like Hamlet. The language transitioned gradually over hundreds of years, with spelling and pronunciation changing the most between periods.

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3 Parts of English

The history of the English language can be divided into three main periods: Old English from 449-1100 AD, when works like part of Beowulf were written; Middle English from 1100-1500 AD, when works like The Canterbury Tales were written; and Modern English from 1500 to present day, when Shakespeare wrote works like Hamlet. The language transitioned gradually over hundreds of years, with spelling and pronunciation changing the most between periods.

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OLD, MIDDLE,

AND MODERN
ENGLISH
The history of the English language really
started with the arrival of three Germanic tribes,
the Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes who
invaded Britain during the 5th century AD.
THE HISTORY OF THE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
IS DIVIDED INTO 3
MAIN PARTS:
1. Old English
(449-1100 AD)
What was
written during
this time
period?
Part of Beowulf, a poem written in Old English.
2. Middle English
(1100-1500 AD)
What was written
during this time
period?

The Canterbury Tales


An example of Middle English by Chaucer.
3. Modern English
(1500-present day)
Who wrote during
this time
period?

Shakespeare
Hamlet's famous "To be, or not to be" lines, written
in Early Modern English by Shakespeare.
The change between the
different periods took
hundreds of years and
spelling and
pronunciation were the
primary changes
between the way that
English was spoken and
written.
“The Lord’s Prayer”
Our Father, who art in
Heaven, hollowed be thy
name. Thy kingdom come, thy
will be done on earth as it is
in Heaven. Give us this day
our daily bread and forgive us
our debts as we forgive our
debtors. And lead us not
into temptation, but deliver
us from evil.
When the Romans left England,
their alphabet had only 26
sounds. When the Anglo-Saxons
took over, their combined
languages had 66 sounds, for the
26 letters of the Latin alphabet.

This is how it remains today.


Now—there are many sounds for
one letter. For example, there
are 7 sounds for the letter “O”.
Pot Hoarse

Took
Noise

Toe Boot
English was once
considered slang.
Although, many people spoke
English at home, Latin was used
in school and French was used in
Parliament.
In fact, although most of English
is influence by German, we can
see the influence of outside
language on Modern English
today.
Examples of French words that we use today:
Genre, Prince, Government
Examples of Latin words that we use today:
Bishop, Mass, Angel
Examples of Norse words that we use today:
Cake, Sister
BEFORE written
English, very few
people spoke it.
It originate from small Anglo-Norse tribes.

TODAY—How many
people do you think
speak English
worldwide?
A Brief Chronology of the English Language
LANGUAGE
YEAR EVENT WHY IT’S SPOKEN AT
IMPORTANT THE TIME

43 Romans invade Influence of Celtic


Britain, outside
AD beginning of language
Roman rule
436- Romans leave Influence of Celtic
Britain, German outside
449 invaders settle language
450- Earliest known First record Old
Old English of spoken English
480 inscriptions language in
written form
LANGUAGE
YEAR EVENT WHY IT’S SPOKEN AT
IMPORTANT THE TIME

1000 “Beowulf”, the oldest Story showed Old English


manuscript in the written
AD English language, grammatical
was written rules of the
spoken language
1150 Earliest surviving Records of Middle
manuscripts in spoken language English
Middle English in written form,
we are able to
see how
language was
changing
1348 English replaces English was Middle
Latin in most schools becoming more English
popular
LANGUAGE
YEAR EVENT WHY IT’S SPOKEN AT
IMPORTANT THE TIME

1604 Table Alphabeticall, Set standards Modern


the first English for written English
dictionary, is English
published

1828 Webster publishes Set standards Modern


his American English for written English
dictionary English

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