Was the language spoken in England about 1100 to 1500. Two very important linguistic developments were grammar and vocabulary.
It's the form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift in England, which began in the late 14th century and was completed in roughly 1550.
History of English Language
Middle English
Inquisition
It started in 12th-century with a group of institutions within the government system of the Catholic Church whose aim was to combat heresy.
Printing Press (1450)
More people were able to access books, that's why the rules about the look of letters and spelling of words became more concrete.
This technology
enabled the mass production
of books and the rapid dissemination of knowledge.
Johannes Gutenberg is usually cited as the inventor
of the printing press.
William Shakespeare
Pentameter
He wrote: Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, and over 150 sonnets.
He is considered as one of the greatest writers.
Geoffrey Chauser (1343-1400)
Known as the father of literature. He decide to write in English instead of French.
Canterbury Tales
Considered the 1st great work of English literature.
Old English
Old English (450-110 AD)
The earliest form of the English language spoken and written in Anglo-Saxon Britain.
Example
Jutes (5th century)
A Germanic tribe with the Anglo and Saxon invaded Britain.
Normans (1066 AD)
The Normans colonized the southern Italy, Sicily, England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.
The dialects spoken
Northumbian
England: East Anglia and Wessex
Kentish
Mercia
Romans (750 BC-500 AD)
Roman Army invaded Britain in 43 A.D.
The romantization was the influence of Romans in other civilizations.
Romans official language was the Latin.
Indo European
Eg. "dens" - tooth "duo" - two
Derived from a hypothetical language called Proto-Indo-European.
English
Varieties of English
Caribbean
Canadian
Australian
New Zealand
Indian
Modern English
British Empire (late 16th - early 18th centuries)
This period was made up of the colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories which were controlled by the United Kingdom.
The main legacy of the british empire in the world is the English languagea
French Revolution (1789)
It was a period of far-reaching social and political upheaval in France and its colonies beginning in 1789.
The English words from French were associated with goverment, law, art, literature, food and many other aspects of life.
Allée - Alley
Bon voyage - Good trip
En garde - On guard
American Revolution (1775-1783)
It was an insurrection
by American Patriots in the 13 colonies
to British rule, resulting in American
independence.
By 1776 Americans developed a new idiom with its own accent and vocabulary, but people still looked to England for proper linguistic guidance.
Ouisconsin with Wisconsin colour with color and musick with music.
Thirteen Colonies (1607-1776)
The colonies were divided into three regions: New England, Middle, and Southern colonies.
On September 9, 1776, the Continental Congress officially changed the name of the 13 colonies from the “United Colonies” to the “United States of America.”
Industrial Revolution (1760-1830)
This process made a change from an agrarian and handicraft economy to one dominated by industry and machine manufacturing.
