The history of English since the Celtics until now

1. History of
English
Iliana Valdez
Karla Anampa

2. Influence:
● Name of places.
● Continuous tense: -ing.
● Loss of gender/case.
● Do- periphrasis.
Celt migrations (1000 BCE)

3. Anglo-Saxon (500 BCE)
● Anglo-Saxon that were German tribes came to Britain and influenced
their language with simple words like: house, woman, bread, werewolf
● In honor of Anglo- Saxon goods, were named four days of the week:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

4. ● Christian missionaries came
to Britain and included Latin
words like ‘’martyr’’, ‘’Bishop’’
and ‘’font’’.
● The Latin alphabet of English
writing is the same until now.
Christianity (200 CE)

5. ● Because of immigration of the Vikings, the language that the
newcomers spoke had a big influence on the English language.
● The language that Vikings spoke was called Oldnordisk or directly
translated into English Old Nordic.
Vikings (787- 1000)
-Arm: Arm
-Bag: Baggi
-Die: Deyja
-Egg: Eir/Egg
-Guest: Gestr
-Husband: Húsbóndi
-Knife: Knifr
-Mistake: Mistaka

6. ● William the Conqueror invaded England bringing new concepts from
across the channel like the French language.
● French words were used in official business (judge, jury, evidence and
justice among others).
● English adopted 10,000 new words for Normans.
Norman invasions (1000- 1154)

7. Shakespeare (1564- 1616)
● His work contributed significantly to
the standardization of grammar,
spelling, and vocabulary.
● Shakespeare introduced 1,700
original words into the language,
many of which English still use.

8. The King James bible (1611)
● The King James Version, is an English
translation of the Christian Bible for the
Church of England.
● This Bible contributed to the stock of
English idioms and proverbs like: ‘’Let
there be light’’ ‘’A fly in the ointment’’
‘’New wine in old bottles’’ ‘’My brother’s
keeper’’.

9. The English of science (1600)
● At that time Britain was filled of physicists liked Isaac Newton,
Robert Hooke, Robert Boyle, among others. They formed a Royal
Society of scientists who used English to understand the
universe faster.
● New words of human body were invented: cardiac, tonsil, ovary,
sternum.

10. English and empire (1587- 1914)
● Britains discovered: barbecue, canoe, cannibal.
-India: yoga, cummernund, bungalow.
-Africa: voodoo, zombie.
-Australia: nugget, boomerang and walkabout.

11. The age of the dictionary (1746-1755)
● Lexicographers wanted that
English words have an specific
meaning and a standard
spelling.
● The Oxford English Dictionary
(1857).

12. American English (1607-1960)
● When the Britains came to America, they needed words for all the new
plants and animals, so they used words from the native Americans.
● Americans created new words for capitalism, and adapted words from
all over the world.

13. Internet English (1972- present)
● The first email (1972).
● Download (1980).
● Toolbar(1991).
● Firewall (1990).
● Blog (1998).
● Conversations were getting shorter.

14. Global English
● Right now about 1.5 billion people speak English.
● This language has very little to do with England.
● Hinglish, Chinglish, Singlish.

15. 1. The number of languages that influence in English
● Celtic.
● Englisc (German tribes).
● Latin.
● Oldnordisk ( English Old Nordic).
● French.
● Dutch.
● Italian.
2. Shakespeare and the English language.
● He contributed with the English standardization of grammar, spelling and
vocabulary.
● He introduced 1,700 original words.
● He showed the world that English is a rich and unique language.
3. How would internet and globalization influence in the English language ?
● Once the internet arrived, English adapted new terms for internet tools, and many
expressions were abbreviated for example: OMG (oh my god), Lol (lot of laughter),
etc. Also due to the globalization, 1.5 billion of people speak English. Countries like
China, Singapore and India has their own versions of English.

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