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History of the English Language Class NotesSept. 17, 2014
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Vikings!
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793 CE onward
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Alfred the Great
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Ruled from 871-899 CE Consolidated a divided “nation” Used the word Angelcynn Fought/negotiated with the Danes Captured London, taking it from the Danes Established universities; planned towns First English king to write books! Translated Latin texts into English (incl. Bede’s Ecclesiastical History)
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Normans!
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Battle of Hastings, 1066 CE
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Later Changes… Middle English becomes Modern English during a less dramatic episode “The Great Vowel Shift” Occurs during the end of the 15 th century The phonetic values (sounds) of long vowels in English are changed A standardized (somewhat) grammar
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And more later changes… Words coined by Shakespeare-- nearly 2,000! (16 th /17 th centuries) Dictionaries (18 th century) Imperialism allows for borrowed words from around the world (17 th -19 th centuries) Development of linguistics (19 th century) Scientific, economic, technological terminology (19 th -21 st centuries)
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Works Cited and Consulted Black, Joseph, ed. et al. The Broadview Anthology of British Literature. Vol. 1. Peterborough, Ont.: Broadview P., 2006. Print. Bryson, Bill. The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way. NY: Perennial, 1990. Print. Katsiavriades, Kryss and Talaat Qureshi. “The Origin and History of the English Language.” The KryssTal Website. 1997-2013. 14 Sept. 2014. Web. Kemmer, Suzanne. “A Brief History of English, With Chronology.” 2001-20015. Words In English. Rice University. 15 Sept. 2014. Web. MacNeil, Robert. “The Glorious Messiness of English.” Readers Digest, Oct. 1995. Print.
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