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Transcript of History of the English Language Class NotesSept. 17, 2014.
History of the English Language
Class Notes Sept. 17, 2014
Vikings!
793 CE onward
Alfred the Great
Alfred the Great
• Ruled from 871-899 CE• Consolidated a divided “nation”• Used the word Angelcynn• Fought/negotiated with the Danes• Captured London, taking it from the Danes• Established universities; planned towns• First English king to write books! Translated
Latin texts into English (incl. Bede’s Ecclesiastical History)
Normans!
Battle of Hastings, 1066 CE
Later Changes…
• Middle English becomes Modern English during a less dramatic episode
• “The Great Vowel Shift”• Occurs during the end of the 15th century
• The phonetic values (sounds) of long vowels in English are changed
• A standardized (somewhat) grammar
And more later changes…
• Words coined by Shakespeare-- nearly 2,000! (16th/17th centuries)
• Dictionaries (18th century)
• Imperialism allows for borrowed words from around the world (17th-19th centuries)
• Development of linguistics (19th century)
• Scientific, economic, technological terminology (19th-21st centuries)
Works Cited and ConsultedBlack, Joseph, ed. et al. The Broadview Anthology of British Literature. Vol. 1. Peterborough, Ont.: Broadview P., 2006. Print.
Bryson, Bill. The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way. NY: Perennial, 1990. Print.
Katsiavriades, Kryss and Talaat Qureshi. “The Origin and History of the English Language.” The KryssTal Website. 1997-2013. 14 Sept. 2014. Web.
Kemmer, Suzanne. “A Brief History of English, With Chronology.” 2001-20015. Words In English. Rice University. 15 Sept. 2014. Web.
MacNeil, Robert. “The Glorious Messiness of English.” Readers Digest, Oct. 1995. Print.