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The History of English language and famous landmarks in Great Britain
English is lingua franca
The three historical periods
- 499-1066 Old English
- 1066-1500 Middle English
- 1500-today Modern English
English is a Low West Germanic language
West Germanic tribes
Stonehenge
Roman Empire
Hadrian's Wall
Old English 499-1066
Anglo-Saxon language = Old English
Derive from Old English: be, strong, water…
Old Norse influenceof the Vikings: egg, cake, skin, leg, window
St Paul's Cathedral
Middle English 1066-1500
The Norman conquest -> French borrowings
e.g.: govern, government, prince, princess, duke
The Tower of London
Windsor Castle
The Palace of Westminster
Middle English 1066-1500
Anglo-Norman language = Middle English
New words added: country, coast, river, lake, mountain…
Geoffrey Chaucer is the poet of this age
King's College (1441)The King's College of our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge
Other major events
- 1476 William Caxton establishes the first English printing press
- 1380 John Wycliffe’s Bible manuscripts
- The /a/ and /o/ change
OE: /ba:n/ ME: /bo:n/ bone
OE: /ba:t/ ME: /bo:t/ boat
- The Great Vowel Shift
Modern English 1500-today
- William Shakespeare
- Continuously assimilating foreign words
Buckingham
Palace Blackpool Tower
The White Cliffs of
Dover
West Germanic tribes