HISTORY OF ENGLISH "a history of invasion and the movement of people"
Made by Rini Pratiwi
1. Latin (29%)
1.1. Human
1.2. Animal
1.3. Decimal
1.4. Digital
1.5. Factory
1.6. Human
2. French (29%)
2.1. Beef
2.2. Pork
2.3. Continue
3. Germanic (26%)
3.1. Old English
3.2. Middle English
3.3. Old Norse
3.4. Dutch
4. Other (6%)
5. Generally
5.1. Old English (450-1100)
5.2. Middle English (1100-1500)
5.3. Modern English (1500-present)
6. Specific
6.1. The Romans (55 BC)
6.1.1. Latin + celtic locals
6.1.2. Prefix : Pro & Sub
6.2. Germanic Tribes (450 AD)
6.2.1. Old English
6.2.2. Word: Beowulf
6.3. Vikings (8 th-11 th C)
6.3.1. Old Norse
6.3.2. Words: Choose, egg, kindle, dirt
6.4. Norman Invasion/ Norman Conquest
6.4.1. French started sneaking into English (Middle English)
6.4.2. Lawyer & attorney, deem & judge, hunt & chase, pig & pork
6.5. Early modern English (15 th- 16 th C)
6.5.1. Important people & events
6.5.2. 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
6.6. Modern English (18 th- 19 th C)
6.6.1. Britain invasion : Explore the world by sea and colonize. Ex: Pajamas (India), Ketchup (China), Trek (Africa). Make a new dialect.
6.7. 20 th - present
6.7.1. Still developing a. Many English dialects b. New words like Technology, Internet, etc