Origins of English Language
Old English (5th Century): Celtic + Anglo-Saxon + Old Norse with a touch of Latin left English as a phonetic language with little consistency within writing.
Middle English (11th Century): Norman invasion led to French borrowings in the English language, especially within the courts and administration. Whilst, Latin remained key to writing (especially in religious texts in the Church).
Early Modern English (15th Century): Caxon's printing press introduced South East dialect as the standard written word. Meanwhile, poets and authors explored language (Shakespeare).
Modern English (18th Century): Language had grown at an incredible rate with a wide range of borrowings (majority being Latin and Greek). Grammar structures began to be established from speech patterns and the prescriptivist idea of right or wrong language began.
Modern Day (20th Century +): English continues to develop influenced by a range of factors and the influence of media, glocalisation, travel and technology has established English as a global language.
The range of factors influencing the English language, from invasions leading to borrowings and political correctness challenging our language choices English has been seen as a hybrid language.
Middle English (11th Century): Norman invasion led to French borrowings in the English language, especially within the courts and administration. Whilst, Latin remained key to writing (especially in religious texts in the Church).
Early Modern English (15th Century): Caxon's printing press introduced South East dialect as the standard written word. Meanwhile, poets and authors explored language (Shakespeare).
Modern English (18th Century): Language had grown at an incredible rate with a wide range of borrowings (majority being Latin and Greek). Grammar structures began to be established from speech patterns and the prescriptivist idea of right or wrong language began.
Modern Day (20th Century +): English continues to develop influenced by a range of factors and the influence of media, glocalisation, travel and technology has established English as a global language.
The range of factors influencing the English language, from invasions leading to borrowings and political correctness challenging our language choices English has been seen as a hybrid language.
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