Old English Flashcards
How many periods are there
4
What are the 4 periods
1) proto indo European
2) old English
3) Middle English
4) modern English
What and when was the proto indo European time
Over 6000 years ago, first language of Europe composed of European, Asian, classical
when was the old English time
CE 450-1066
when was the Middle English time
1066-1485
when was the modern english time
1400-present (1400-1600 was the development)
What is the great vowel shift and what time period was it
Vowels sounds changed from harsh to soft, modern English
When was the battle of Hastings and what time period was it
1066, Middle English
Shipbuilding time period and what is it
New words came from colonization, modern English
Dictionary writer and date
Samuel Johnson April 15,1755
Scops time and what it is
Went around telling stories, old English
What date was the printing press invented and who did it
Johann Gutenberg, 1456
Chaucer and text
Canterbury tales in 1380
Beowulf writer
Unknown
Shakespeare time and periods
Modern English, greatest word maker
