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The History of the English Language

Explore the fascinating journey of the English language from its origins in Old English through Middle English to Modern English. Learn about key historical events and influences that shaped the language into what it is today. Discover the impact of the Celts, Romans, Vikings, and Normans on English vocabulary and grammar evolution. Dive into the works of notable figures like Chaucer and Shakespeare who contributed to the development of English literature.

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The History of the English Language

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  1. The History of the English Language

  2. Research Question • Why is the English language the largest in the world?

  3. etymology • The study of word origins

  4. Text Source #2 • Works Cited • Beers, Kylene. Holt Literature and Language Arts. Austin: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001.

  5. Source #1 Engel, Elliot. A Light History of the English Language. Raleigh: Media Consultants, 1997

  6. The Celts #1 • Celtic language first in Britain. • Scots, Irish, Welsh descendants of Celtic

  7. England

  8. England

  9. Old English 500-1065 AD • Anglo Saxon Germanic language

  10. Romans: Julius Ceasar • He spoke Latin; He conquered: • Romance Languages: French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian.

  11. #1Old English begins when the Anglos, Saxons, Jutes invade England in 500 A.D. • Old English is an Anglo-Saxon Germanic language

  12. Then the Vikings Invade! #1 • Vikings from Scandinavia invade England in 793AD • They speak Old Norse • O.E. • (The Light History of English) • Light History.

  13. Beowulf- Epic Poem #1 • First work of English literature

  14. Source 1 • Almost every one syllable word we speak is from Anglo Saxon German • Old English 500-1065AD

  15. Middle English 1066-1550AD • In 1066, William the Conqueror from Normandy, France invades England.

  16. The Norman Conquest

  17. England becomes bilingual during Middle English • English: ox, sheep, swine, calf • French: beef, mutton, pork, veal • The rich and upper class spoke French Latin, but the lower class spoke Anglo-Saxon German.

  18. Chaucer was a 14th century author of The Canterbury Tales M.E. • Decided dialect to used as national language • Frame story. Prologue: meeting @ Tabbard Inn, all taking pilgrimage (religious journey) to Canterbury, arranging story competition, and describing people from diff. walks of life • Then individual stories from traveling pilgrims • Then back to the Tabbard

  19. Caxton brings the Printing Press to England in 1476

  20. Modern English is 1500 to present #1 • Renaissance-rebirth of Greek and Roman art

  21. William Shakespeare • Used 21,500 different words • 3,000 invented words

  22. Shakespeare invented: • Words Shakespeare Invented • Academeaccusedaddictionadvertisingamazementarouseassassinationbackingbanditbedroombeachedbesmirchbirthplaceblanketbloodstainedbarefacedblushingbetbumpbuzzercakedcaterchampioncircumstantial • Coldbloodedcompromisecourtshipcountlesscriticdauntlessdawndeafeningdiscontentdisheartendruggeddwindleepilepticequivocalelbowexcitementexposureeyeballfashionablefixtureflawedfrugalgenerousgloomygossipgreen-eyedgusthinthobnobhurriedimpedeimpartialinvulnerablejadedlabellacklusterlaughablelonelylowerluggagelustrousmadcapmajesticmarketablemetamorphizemimicmonumentalmoonbeammountaineernegotiatenoiselessobsceneobsequiouslyodeolympianoutbreakpanderspedantpremeditatedpukingradiancerantremorselesssavageryscufflesecureskim milksubmergesummitswaggertorturetranquilundressunrealvariedvaultingworthlesszanygnarledgrovel

  23. King James Bible 1604

  24. 1755 Johnson’s Dictionary

  25. Good • Good, gode, guod, guode, goode, goed, gowd, godd, guid guide, gud, gwde, guyd, gewd • 7 years in the making. This dictionary helped standardize spelling.

  26. France

  27. Text Source #2 • Works Cited • Beers, Kylene. Holt Literature and Language Arts. Austin: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001.

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