History of English Language

1. HISTORY OF
ENGLISH
Sharon Sitchon Estoya
English Teacher

2. OLD ENGLISH
The period in the history of the English
language covering the years from 449 (or
450) to 1100 (or 1150). Around the year
450, England was invaded by the
Germanic tribes (the Angles, the Saxons,
and the Jutes). These Germanic tribes are
regarded as “the founders of The English
nation” [Albert C. Baugh and Thomas
Cable, A History of the English Language
(London: Routledge, 2002)].

3. MIDDLE ENGLISH
Covers the period from 1100 (or 1150)
to 1500. William of Normandy, a French
territory, conquered England in 1066.
The French rule brought change to the
English language. The Anglo-Saxons
chronicle existed until 1154. By that
time, the English language had taken on
new futures different from the ones of
Old English.

4. MODERN ENGLISH
Covers the period 1500 to the present in
the history of the English language. The
introduction of the movable printing
process into England by William Caxton in
1476 made possible the production of
uniform copies of big numbers of books.
The increase in the number of schools, in
literacy production, and in travel and
explorations brought change to the
language from the time of the Renaissance
in the 1500s.

5. ANGLO-SAXON
Is the term that came about with
reference to the Teutonic tribes that
invaded England. The term is often used
to refer to “the earliest period of English”
(Baugh and Cable 2002).
INDO-EUROPEAN
LANGUAGE
The family of languages to which
English belongs.

6. CELTS
“The original inhabitants of the British Isles
before the arrival of the Romans.”
DIALECT
Is a variation of a language.
CASE
The choice of form depending on the function
of words (noun, pronouns, adjectives) in the
sentences in the inflected language.

7. STANDARDIZATION
Suggest an “ideal “ norm or model
of usage.
MUTUALLY INTELLIGIBLE
LANGUAGE
Indicated that the language are
distinct from each other and are not
dialects of the same language.

8. ASSIGNMENT
• Bring to class pictures of some
food items with their nutritional
information from the dried goods
section of the grocery (e.g., a
small can of sardines, a can of
fruit cocktail).