Презентация по теме "История возникновения английского языка"

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The answer lies in the history of the British isles THE CELTS- settled in England more than 2500 years ago. First known languages: the Celtic ones (Welsh, Scots and Gaelic) Some Celtic words survive today (“Whisky-water of life )

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THE ROMANS - 55 BC : Roman Invasion -The Romans spoke Latin - Latin place names : “ Cantabrigia for Cambridge”

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Division of the history of English

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Old english The 5 th century: Germanic tribes invaded britain (The angles, the jutes and the saxons ) They spoke languages of Germanic origin. Here are some similarities: “seven- sieben ”, “ten- zehn ”

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Old English did not sound or look like English today Here is a part of “Beowulf”, a poem written in Old English

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Middle English (1100-1500) The Normans invaded Britain. They spoke kind of French. French words came into English: pork- porc , beef-boeuf

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Early modern English (1500-1800) In 1476, William Caxton introduced the printing press in London. More people learned to read. In 1604 appeared the First English Dictionary.

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Early modern English William Shakespeare (1564-1616)- is the most famous writer of this period, “THE FATHER OF MODERN ENGLISH”

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MODERN ENGLISH Other languages got introduced into English due to: 1) The Industrial Revolution 2)The expansion of the British Empire 3)Technology Tech Pictures . 2400×1600 — insights.abnamro.nl Показать на сайте Открыть Поделиться:

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conclusion English is spreading from northern Europe to the south and it is believed that over one billion people worldwide are currently learning English. English has without a doubt become the global language.

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