History of the English language

1. Modern English

1.1. Early Modern English (1500-1800)

1.1.1. the printing was invented

1.1.2. books became cheaper

1.1.3. people learned to read

1.1.4. first English dictionary was published ( 1604)

1.2. Late Modern English (1800-present)

1.2.1. Industrial Revolution and technology

1.2.1.1. new words were created

1.2.2. British Empire

1.2.2.1. collonialism

2. Old English (450-1100 AD)

2.1. Jutes

2.2. Angles

2.3. Saxons

3. Middle English (1100-1500)

3.1. William the Conqueror (the Duke of Normandy)

3.1.1. Latin (the language of education in monastries)

3.1.2. The Norman-French (the language of the ruling class)

3.1.3. The English language (the language of common people)