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English History Flashcards

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Four types of English

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Proto-indo-European
Old English
Middle English
Modern English

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Proto-indo-European

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First language
6000 years ago
Migration from Asia and Europe

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Old English

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Anglo-saxon
CE 450-1066
Those who lived along the North Sea invaded the island and celts got moved to Scotland
Beowulf first English text

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Middle English

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1066-1485
For 300 years French were in power in England and battle of Hastings 
Johan Gutenberg invented printing press
William Caxton brought it to England 
Geoffrey Chaucer wrote Canterbury tales
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Modern English

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1485 to present
The great vowel shift
Samuel Johnson wrote first dictionary in 1755

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