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100
Romans Conquer Briton in 43 AD
Claudius, Emperor of Rome, Lead Rome into Briton, where they conquered them for over 400 yeras. -
Period: 100 to
Timeline
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150
Britons Continue to Use Celtic Language
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410
Romans Leave Briton
The Roman forces are called back to Rome, and the Britons are left unprotected -
450
Germanic Tribes Angles and Saxons Come to Britain
This event creates the Anglo-Saxon culture and language. The Jutes come as well, but they do not make much of a contribution -
490
Germanic Langages Combine to Form Old English
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597
Christian Missionaries Arrive with Latin
Their Latin words begin to mingle with the old english language, which then produces many news words. -
Dec 23, 800
Vikings Begin Pillaging Briton
The vikings bring even more contributions to the old english language, include many barbaric words such as "die" -
Dec 23, 1066
The Norman Conquest Begins
When the Angles and the Saxons came to Briton, many Britons went to France. In 1066, they decided that they should return to Briton in the Norman Conquest, in which they made French the official language of all business. -
Dec 23, 1100
Middle English Begins
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Dec 23, 1388
Chaucer Publishes a Book in the Language of the Common People
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Dec 23, 1453
After the Hundred Years War, English Becomes the Formal Language of England Again
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Dec 23, 1476
The First English Printing Press is Established
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Dec 23, 1500
Early Modern English Begins
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Shakespeare Begins Writing Plays
Shakespeare greatly contributed to the English language, as he often made up words for his plays that conveyed his intended meaning. -
Colonization of America and Australia Contributes Many New Words and Dialects
When the English got to America, they had to create new words and learned words from the Native Americans -
The First English Translation of the Bible is Created
This version of the bible is called the King Lames version. -
Science Becomes more Accpetable, and New Words are Created for Scientific Research
The National Society is also established. At first, they speak Latin, but later they all begin to adopt english, and create new words for scientific inquiry. -
Samuel Johnson Creates the First Dictionary
In this dictionary, he attempts to convey a common pronunciation and spelling of the most common words in the English language -
Modern English Begins
Enough changes have occurred that made it suitable for the English language to leave the early modern period, and go into the modern period. -
Work Began on the Oxford English Dictionary
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The Oxford English Dictionary is Finished
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The Creation of Television Removes the Low "Ah" Sound from the Language
As a result of news being the main thing shown on early televisions, the low "ah" sound was removed from the English language, as you could not make that sound and smile at the same time. -
The First Email was Sent
The result of this can been seen throughout the years following this, as texting quickly evolved into a reality, and internet language became more colloquial -
The Internet was Created
The internet brought typing back into fashion, and as a result language was now changed through online interactions, instead of talking. -
The First Text Message was Sent
When texting became popular, words and abbreviations became common in the english language, as these were more convenient to type. They then evolved into spoken word. -
Modern Day
