作者：Daria Samuseva 3 年以前
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A brief chronology of English
The history of the English language is marked by several key events and transitions. Initially, local inhabitants spoke Celtish until the Roman invasion of Britain by Julius Caesar in 55 BC, initiating a period of Roman rule that lasted until AD 436.
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A brief chronology of English Early Modern English 1922 The British Broadcasting Corporation is founded 1828 Webster publishes his American English
dictionary 1782 Britain abandons its colonies in what is later to
become the USA 1776 Thomas Jefferson writes the American Declaration
of Independence 1755 Samuel Johnson publishes his English dictionary 1702 The first daily English-language newspaper, The
Daily Courant, is published in London 1623 Shakespeare's First Folio is published 1616 Shakespeare dies 1607 The first permanent English settlement in the
New World (Jamestown) is established 1604 Table Alphabeticall, the first English dictionary, is
published Middle English 1564 Shakespeare is born William Shakespeareп 1476 William Caxton establishes the first English
printing press c1400 The Great Vowel Shift begins c1388 Chaucer starts writing The Canterbury Tales 1362 English replaces French as the language of law.
English is used in Parliament for the first time 1348 English replaces Latin as the language of
instruction in most schools c1150 Earliest surviving manuscripts in Middle English Late modern English 1928 The Oxford English Dictionary is published Old English 1066 William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy,
invades and conquers England 450-480 Earliest known Old English inscriptions Local inhabitants speak Celtish 449 Settlement of Britain by Germanic invaders begins 436 Roman withdrawal from Britain complete AD 43 Roman invasion and occupation. Beginning of
Roman rule of Britain 55 BC Roman invasion of Britain by Julius Caesar
