HISTORY OF ENGLISH "a history of invasion and the movement of people"

1. Generally

1.1. Old English (450-1100)

1.2. Middle English (1100-1500)

1.3. Modern English (1500-present)

2. Specific

2.1. The Romans (55 BC)

2.1.1. Latin + celtic locals

2.1.2. Prefix : Pro & Sub

2.2. Germanic Tribes (450 AD)

2.2.1. Old English

2.2.2. Word: Beowulf

2.3. Vikings (8 th-11 th C)

2.3.1. Old Norse

2.3.2. Words: Choose, egg, kindle, dirt

2.4. Norman Invasion/ Norman Conquest

2.4.1. French started sneaking into English (Middle English)

2.4.2. Lawyer & attorney, deem & judge, hunt & chase, pig & pork

2.5. Early modern English (15 th- 16 th C)

2.5.1. Important people & events

2.5.2. a. Shakespeare => cold-blooded, assassination, manager, uncomfortable b. Great vowels shift => change English pronunciation. The pronunciation is changed, but the spelling hasn't really changed. Ex: Knive c. King James Bible => New Phrases and idioms. Ex: Broken heart, sign of the times

2.6. Modern English (18 th- 19 th C)

2.6.1. Britain invasion : Explore the world by sea and colonize. Ex: Pajamas (India), Ketchup (China), Trek (Africa). Make a new dialect.

2.7. 20 th - present

2.7.1. Still developing a. Many English dialects b. New words like Technology, Internet, etc

3. Latin (29%)

3.1. Human

3.2. Animal

3.3. Decimal

3.4. Digital

3.5. Factory

3.6. Human

4. French (29%)

4.1. Beef

4.2. Pork

4.3. Continue

5. Germanic (26%)

5.1. Old English

5.2. Middle English

5.3. Old Norse

5.4. Dutch

6. Greek (6%)

6.1. Academic

6.2. Android

6.3. Basic

6.4. Cinema

7. Other (6%)

8. Names (4%)

8.1. Hoover

8.2. Google