History of English

Language
Language and society class
Second semestre 2009
 History
• Britain was Invaded by Germanic tribes
• Britons spoke celtic languages
• Celtic speakers were pushed west and north
by the invaders
• Old English
• Middle English
• Early Modern English
 Old English
• The invading Germanic tribes spoke similar
languages
 Middle English
• The Normans invaded and
conquered England
–They brought with them a kind of French
–just the Royal Court and the ruling and
business classes spoke French
 Early Modern English
• The Great Vowel Shift
• The British had contact with many peoples
from around the world
 Late Modern English
• Vocabulary
• the Industrial Revolution and technology
 Joseline Jara
Víctor Sepúlveda
Yuryam Narváez