OLD ENGLISH
3 Germanic tribes that came to England
Who were the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes
These people invaded England at the beginning of this period
Who were the Normans?
Three cultural events added to modern English words - name 2.
What was the European Renaissance and world travel, and who was Shakespeare
The dates for Early English
When was 449 - 1066 AD
The these Germanic Tribes added to English words in 5 ways - name 3.
One syllable words
Sight words
Basic color words
#’s 1- 1,000
VT
Short words with silent letters
The name of the Battle won by France that spread their influence
What is the Battle of Hastings
World Exploration brought words from three areas of the world. Name 2.
What are Asia, Africa and the New World
The fraction of words in English that come from Anglo Saxons and Jutes?
What is 1/5
Other people came to live in England during this period
Who are the Vikings or Scandinavians?
The European Renaissance added words to English from which 3 other languages?
What are Latin, Greek, and French
He brought the printing press to England
Who was William Caxton
The date the printing press came to England
When is 1476
This northern group of tribes added two categories words to the English language
What are words about families and animals.
Who are the nobility, the clergy, and the nobles (upper class)
The printing press added added standardization to English in two areas
What are spelling and punctuation
He added about 1700 words to the English language
Who was Shakespeare
The fraction of English words that come from Greek
What is 1/10th
The name of the famous Old English epic poem in the style of a German heroic legend?
What is Beowulf
English words changed in at least 4 ways during this period. Name 3
Usually multi-syllable words
Ti, si, ci = /sh/ such as notation (FSS)
Ture /cher/ = adventure, nature (FSS)
Soft c before e, or i: certain, city
The printing press had another effect the English language
What are more copies available to read
What percentage of our English Language comes from Latin
What is 1/2