The History of English In The UK Thuyết trình môn Đa dạng Tiếng Anh

The History
of
English In The UK


CONTENTS

01
02

Old English
(450-1100AD)
Middle English
(1100-1500)

03
04

Early Modern English
(Shakespearean)
Late Modern
English


OLD ENGLISH

MIDDLE ENGLISH

MODERN ENGLISH

Old English (450-1100AD)

• English is West Germanic language
originated from Anglo-Frisian dialects
brought to Britain in the mid 5th - 7th
centuries AD by Anglo-Saxon migrants.


ENGLISC

ENGLISH

• A few loanwords are borrowed from the native Romano-Britons but any
further influence from the Celtic languages (be replaced by Old English)

•

The Anglo-Saxons settled in the British Isles, their language now is called
Old English.

•

A significant subsequent influence on the shaping of Old English came
from contact with the North Germanic languages spoken by the
Scandinavian Vikings


The Anglo-Saxons

invade Britain

Middle English (1100-1500)
•

In 1066, Old English was replaced, for a
time, by Anglo-Norman as the language
of the upper classes.

•

This period the English language was
heavily influenced by Anglo-Norman,
developing into a phase known now as
Middle English.


•

As Normans are descendants of Vikings
who invaded France, Norman French was
influenced by Old Norse, and many Norse
loanwords in English came directly from
French.

•

Middle English was spoken to the late
15th century.

•

Middle English may have influenced how
an English sentence is delivered: subject,
verb, object.


Early Modern English
(Shakespearean)
•

As James I came to the throne in 1603
the English standard began to influence
what was both spoken and written in the
UK, including Middle Scots in Scotland.

•

The development of new Words, Phrases,
Gramma.

•

In 1604 first dictionary was published


Late Modern English
•

19th century, the British Empire was

going through the Industrial Revolution
which had a great impact on the
language.

•

Between 1750-1900, half of the
Revolution’s research for new inventions
were written in English thanks in part to
the contributions of the USA


Early Modern
English (1500-1800)
Late Modern English
(1800-Present)

The only difference between the Early
Modern English and the Late Modern
English is the Vocabulary


OLD ENGLISH
-

English is West Germanic language originated from Anglo-Frisian dialects
brought to Britain in the mid 5th - 7th centuries AD by Anglo-Saxon
migrants.

-

A few loanwords are borrowed from the native Romano-Britons but any
further influence from the Celtic languages( be replaced by Old English)

-

The Anglo-Saxons settled in the British Isles, their language now is called
Old English.

-

A significant subsequent influence on the shaping of Old English came
from contact with the North Germanic languages spoken by the
Scandinavian Vikings.


MIDDLE ENGLISH
-

In 1066, Old English was replaced, for a time, by Anglo-Norman as the language of
the upper classes.

-

This period the English language was heavily influenced by Anglo-Norman,

developing into a phase known now as Middle English.

-

As Normans are descendants of Vikings who invaded France, Norman French was
influenced by Old Norse, and many Norse loanwords in English came directly from

French.

-

Middle English was spoken to the late 15th century.

-

Middle English may have influenced how an English sentence is delivered: subject,

verb, object.


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