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Topic 4 Flashcards

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Original inhabitants of the British Isles

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Celts

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Old English

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700-1100, synthetic and inflectional language, vocabulary rich in synonyms, relatively free word order,

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Middle English

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1100-1500, simplified grammar structure, word order more fixed, spelling more stable, two main influences –>Scandinavian and Norman French

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Early Modern English

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1500-1650, Great Vowel Shift

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