history of the english language Plan

history of the english language

Plan • • The Anglo-Saxons dialects Middle English Early Modern English

• • Sussex Essex Wessex Kent East Anglia Mercia Northumbria

1. 2. 3. 4. The Northumbrian dialect was spoken by people who lived in the north-east The Mercian dialect was spoken by people who lived between the river Humber and the Thames The West-Saxon dialect was spoken by people who lived on the territory of Wessex The Kentish dialect

english • . old english (450 -1100) middle english (12 th – 15 th) early modern english (16 th-17 th) modern english (17 th –present)

. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The influence of French The spelling didn’t correspond to the pronunciation. The use of French suffixes with words of Anglo-Saxon origin. The French prefix diswas used to make up words of negative meaning. Appearing of a large store of synonyms. to keep from - to resist

the middle . english • Norman-French and Anglo -Saxon were molded into one national language only towards the beginning of the 14 th century when the 100 War broke out. • The language of that time is called - Middle English.

early modern english (or emode) 1. 2. 3. The vocabulary of English expanded greatly during this period. A notable supporter of the introduction of new words was the humanist and diplomat Sir Thomas Elyot. Early in the period, English was frequently compared with Latin.

modern english • • Modern English has a large number of dialects spoken throughout the world. There are over 1 billion speakers of English. Samuel Johnson published The Dictionary of the English Language in 1755. It was a high degree standardized dictionary containing both spelling and word usage.

1. What Anglo-Saxons dialects can you name? 2. What language has influenced English the most? 3. Who was the publisher of The Dictionary of the English Language in 1755?

Recourses: Made by: • Solonska A. 10 A • The Oxford English Dictionary • Wikipedia