A Short History of the Origins and Development of English
I. Origins
— dated back to【T1】
1 of three Germanic tribes:【T1】
2the Angles,【T2】
3 and the Jutes.【T2】
4II. Development of English
A. Old English
1. much more highly inflected【T3】
5 than Middle English【T3】
62. consists of most【T4】
7 words and some borrowed ones【T4】
8B. Middle English
1. French words were【T5】
9 the vocabulary【T5】
102. much change on grammar and【T6】
11【T6】
12C. Early Modern English
1. elimination of a vowel sound in certain【T7】
13positions【T7】
142. the Great Vowel Shift
3. invention of printing:
1)common language appearing【T8】
15【T8】
162)bringing【T9】
17 to English【T9】
184. a period of English Renaissance: borrowing words from French ,Latin, Greek
D. Late Modern English
two principal factors【T10】
19 more words:【T10】
201. the Industrial Revolution and technology
2.【T11】
21 foreign words from many countries【T11】
22III. Main influencing factors on the varieties of English
A. the English【T12】
23 of North America【T12】
24example: trash for rubbish:【T13】
25 for lend etc.【T13】
26B.【T14】
27 words like canyon, ranch, stampede etc.【T14】
28C. French words
D.【T15】
29 words【T15】
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