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A brief View On The History Of English Language
History of English
The English language which is used today as a lingua – franca al over Nigeria and other Nations, developed out of Germanic dialect that were brought to Britain during the course of the 5th and 6th centuries by Angles. The Saxon and the Jutes. Until the 16000s however, English remained a language spoken by relatively small number of people adn was confined geographical to the Island of Britain.
The history of English language is divided into three broad period: old English period (450- 1150) middle English period (1150 – 1500) and modern English period (1500 to date ).
Old English Period
Old English is the name used to designate the language which the three Germanic tribes spoke after they settled in the English island. He Germanic tribes, the Angles (English ) The Saxons and the Jutes. The Anges came from modern Demark and settled in North and central English. The land soon got its name from Engla- land and its language was to be Englisc. The Saxons came from modern West Germany, now was to be Englisc. The Saxons came from modern West Germany, now Germany and settled I n Southern part of the Island. The Jutes came from Jutland and the North sea Coast around the mouth of the river Rhine on t heir own part, occupied the South -Eastern country of Kent.
The tribes started getting along through inter-marriage etc. the Angles and Saxon were however the most numerous and persistent perhaps this accounts for the name Aengle-land Engle- land and today England. In its grammar, old English resembled Latin. The nouns and adjectives were inflected for four and sometimes five as the case may be.
Example of old English
Old English Present day
Cytel Pillow
Cycene Kitchen
Cupper Cup
Disc Dish
Bisceop Bishop
The days of the week as we have them today are from these Anglo-Saxon gods.
God of war wooden Wednesday
God of Thunder Thunor or Thor Thursday
The northern venus Frig Friday
The minor war – god tow Tuesday
A down goddess Eaustra Easter
The English language which is used today as a lingua – franca al over Nigeria and other Nations, developed out of Germanic dialect that were brought to Britain during the course of the 5th and 6th centuries by Angles. The Saxon and the Jutes. Until the 16000s however, English remained a language spoken by relatively small number of people adn was confined geographical to the Island of Britain.
The history of English language is divided into three broad period: old English period (450- 1150) middle English period (1150 – 1500) and modern English period (1500 to date ).
Old English Period
Old English is the name used to designate the language which the three Germanic tribes spoke after they settled in the English island. He Germanic tribes, the Angles (English ) The Saxons and the Jutes. The Anges came from modern Demark and settled in North and central English. The land soon got its name from Engla- land and its language was to be Englisc. The Saxons came from modern West Germany, now was to be Englisc. The Saxons came from modern West Germany, now Germany and settled I n Southern part of the Island. The Jutes came from Jutland and the North sea Coast around the mouth of the river Rhine on t heir own part, occupied the South -Eastern country of Kent.
The tribes started getting along through inter-marriage etc. the Angles and Saxon were however the most numerous and persistent perhaps this accounts for the name Aengle-land Engle- land and today England. In its grammar, old English resembled Latin. The nouns and adjectives were inflected for four and sometimes five as the case may be.
Example of old English
Old English Present day
Cytel Pillow
Cycene Kitchen
Cupper Cup
Disc Dish
Bisceop Bishop
The days of the week as we have them today are from these Anglo-Saxon gods.
God of war wooden Wednesday
God of Thunder Thunor or Thor Thursday
The northern venus Frig Friday
The minor war – god tow Tuesday
A down goddess Eaustra Easter
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