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| The
earliest inhabitants of these islands |
Celts |
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54 BC there was an invasion of |
Romans |
| In
the Dark Ages, after the Romans, many new
settlers came, including |
Angles, Frisians, Saxons & Jutes |
| Then
raiders and settlers came from the North,
bringing more new words |
Vikings |
| The
title of a heroic tale, written down in
Old English in 1000 AD |
Beowulf (this
manuscript can be seen in the British Library) |
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English developed
from languages the settlers and invaders brought.
Latin came back to these shores through the church.
Then: |
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| 1066 |
Norman invasion. The French language then
took about three centuries to blend finally
with Old English. Different dialects developed
across the country. |
| 1399 |
The first English-speaking king for 300
years - Henry IV. |
| Late
C14th |
Wyclif's translations of the Bible into
English. |
| c.1343-1400 |
Geoffrey Chaucer |
| 1476 |
Caxton set up his printing press in Westminster,
and printed Chaucer's influential work 'The
Canterbury Tales'. |
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the C14th to the C16th, the Renaissance (defn:
a rebirth of learning, especially classical Greek
and Roman) meant new words were needed for the ideas
and learning of the age. Many of these came from
Latin via French. |
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| 1525 |
The first Bible was printed in English by
William Tyndale. |
| 1564-1616 |
William Shakespeare. |
| 1607 |
1607
The first permanent English-speaking settlement
in the USA. |
| 1611
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The
King James Bible was an important influence
on the language. |
| 1755 |
Samuel
Johnson's Dictionary. |
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Colonists
went to settle across the world, carrying the English
language with them, especially in the 18th and 19th
centuries. In these countries the use of English
spread, but the language also changed as local words
were added. (See 'Borrowed words' for some of those
words that travelled back to the UK)
Other influences on the spread of the language include:
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| During
the C17th |
Early
newspapers began to circulate |
| During
the C18th |
People
were able to use libraries, although they
had to pay. |
| 1837
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1837
The telegraph was invented, making it possible
to send messages over long distances, using
Morse code. |
| 1840 |
The
beginnings of the postal service with pre-paid
stamps, as we know it today. |
| 1875 |
The
telephone was invented by Alexander Graham
Bell. |
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Now
look at the next page to think about more influential inventions
and to consider 'the future'.
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