HDE Important Dates 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageHistory & DevelopmentUniversityAll boards Created by: Ohheyitssoph97Created on: 22-05-17 01:42 Anglo Saxon Migrations 5th Century - If not for this we would be speaking a different language, probably celtic (Old English) 1 of 14 St Augustine/Christianisation 597 (Old English) 2 of 14 Beginning of Viking Invasions Late 8th Century - As a result there was a lot of Old Norse in the language (Old English) 3 of 14 King Alfred Late 9th Century- (Old English) 4 of 14 Norman Conquest 1066 (Middle English) This made french and latin influence more important 5 of 14 The Hundred Years War 1337-1453 (Middle English) helped english reintroduce themselves due to loss of lives 6 of 14 The Black Death 1348 (Middle English) helped english reintroduce themselves due to loss of lives 7 of 14 Caxtons Printing Press 1476 (Early Modern English) gave language standardisation, having the chancery standard written down led to more people using it 8 of 14 Cawdreys A Table Alphabetical 1604 (Early Modern English) gave language standardisation, having the chancery standard written down led to more people using it 9 of 14 King James Bible 1611 (Early Modern English) gave language standardisation, having the chancery standard written down led to more people using it 10 of 14 Acts of Union 1707 (Late Modern English) - led to the spread of English language across the British Isles 11 of 14 Jonathan Swifts A proposal 1712 (Late Modern English) contributed further to standardisation 12 of 14 Samuel Johnsons a dictionary of the English Language 1755 (Late Modern English) contributed further to standardisation of the English Language 13 of 14 Industrial Revolution Late 18th - Early 19th century (Late Modern English) contributed to Imperialism - spread of English across the world 14 of 14
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