Evolution of English From the Year 450 Until 1450 | PPT
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EVOLUTION OF ENGLISH FROM THE YEAR
450 Until 1450
Socio-historical events and changes that influenced the language
450 Until 1450
Socio-historical events and changes that influenced the language
Introduction
• Language keeps on changing and evolving across time and social group and undergoes lexical changes,
Phonetic changes, Spelling changes and Semantic changes.
• There are many reason and routes to language change through contact, social differentiation and natural
processes that get transmitted from one generation to the next..
• The history of the English language is indeed long and complex as the language has shifted and transformed
eventually to become the lingua franca of the modern world.
• The history of English language covers four major periods (UKEssay 2012) on the basis of linguistic
differences and influences of the basis of historical events -
Old English (450-1150),
Middle English (1150-1500),
Early Modern English (1500-1700)
Modern English (1700-present)
• Language keeps on changing and evolving across time and social group and undergoes lexical changes,
Phonetic changes, Spelling changes and Semantic changes.
• There are many reason and routes to language change through contact, social differentiation and natural
processes that get transmitted from one generation to the next..
• The history of the English language is indeed long and complex as the language has shifted and transformed
eventually to become the lingua franca of the modern world.
• The history of English language covers four major periods (UKEssay 2012) on the basis of linguistic
differences and influences of the basis of historical events -
Old English (450-1150),
Middle English (1150-1500),
Early Modern English (1500-1700)
Modern English (1700-present)
Old English : C 450- C 660
• Celtic influences in English, followed by massive replacement
by the Germanic invaders (Filppula & Klemola 2014, P.48).
• The influx of Germanic tribes led to the colonization of the
main island except the more remote areas,.
• Celts referred to the invaders as barbarians and looked upon
them to be less cultured and civilized (Mastin 2011)
• English began with the Celts and received later received
contributions from the Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, and so
on.
• Celtic influences in English, followed by massive replacement
by the Germanic invaders (Filppula & Klemola 2014, P.48).
• The influx of Germanic tribes led to the colonization of the
main island except the more remote areas,.
• Celts referred to the invaders as barbarians and looked upon
them to be less cultured and civilized (Mastin 2011)
• English began with the Celts and received later received
contributions from the Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, and so
on.
Celtic influence on the English
• The Germanic tribes left a trnemedous an influence on the
region and this is why English is also known as a
Germanic language.
• As the Celts, interacted with the Germanic tribes and the
local influences of Celtic languages and Germanic tribes
were seen in many English words (Lovis 2011).
• The most apparent Celtic influence on the English
language is through place names.
• The Germanic tribes left a trnemedous an influence on the
region and this is why English is also known as a
Germanic language.
• As the Celts, interacted with the Germanic tribes and the
local influences of Celtic languages and Germanic tribes
were seen in many English words (Lovis 2011).
• The most apparent Celtic influence on the English
language is through place names.
Old English : C 450- C 660
• Celtic contact and Germanic sister languages spread
across core areas of English grammar. Germanic tribes
began to gradually displace the native Celts.
• With the development of Anglo-Saxon nation, Englisc,
the Old English or the Anglo-Saxon language merged and
became a separate language with different dialects
(Mastin 2011).
• Romano-Celts in the northern England were Christianized
and European culture and literacy spread rapidly.
• The first known written English sentence is i an Anglo-
Saxon runic inscription "This she-wolf is a reward to my
kinsman", that dates to about 450-480 AD (Mastin 2011).
• Celtic contact and Germanic sister languages spread
across core areas of English grammar. Germanic tribes
began to gradually displace the native Celts.
• With the development of Anglo-Saxon nation, Englisc,
the Old English or the Anglo-Saxon language merged and
became a separate language with different dialects
(Mastin 2011).
• Romano-Celts in the northern England were Christianized
and European culture and literacy spread rapidly.
• The first known written English sentence is i an Anglo-
Saxon runic inscription "This she-wolf is a reward to my
kinsman", that dates to about 450-480 AD (Mastin 2011).
Caedmon hymn in old English
• Caedmon, an illiterate herdsman composes the first Christian
poetry in his own language and it is an important record of an
Old English poetry.
• Caedmon, an illiterate herdsman composes the first Christian
poetry in his own language and it is an important record of an
Old English poetry.
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