History formed ------------------------------------------------ Early Germanic tribal people (Anglo-ethnic, Saxon race, Jutes and the Frisian people)

History formed ------------------------------------------------ Early Germanic tribal people (Anglo-ethnic, Saxon race, Jutes and the Frisian people) emigrated to England, from their English is the language of change inherited. According to the "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" record: around 449 AD, the British Isles King Vortigern (Vortigern) invited "Anglo relatives" to help him fight against Picts. In return, he gave Anglo communities southeast of the territory. He then seek further support, Saxon race, ethnic and Anglo Zhute people have come to. "Chronicle" records, eventually these "immigrants" to establish the Kingdom of the seven: Lawson Bo Liya, Mercia, East Ang Ge Liya, Kent, Essex, Sussex, Wessex. Germanic invasion, the rule of the local Celtic peoples, the major local languages in Scotland, Wales, Cornwall and Ireland survived down. These invaders of the language gradually formed the "Old English", and Modern Frisian extremely Xiangxiang. English (England, English), England (England) and East Anglia (East Geli Ya ounce) are the three words were painted from the Anglo-family developed from the vocabulary: Englisc, Angelcynn, Englaland. Norman conquest in 1066 after 300 years, England's King to talk about French. So a large number of French words into the Old English, Old English itself has lost most of twists and turns change, evolution for the Middle English. 1500 around the Great Vowel Shift to Middle English to Modern English deformation. Old English is the most famous literary works, "Beowulf" and Middle English is the "Canterbury Tales." Modern English in which Shakespeare began a period of prosperity, some scholars of early modern English and into the latter part of modern English, for the demarcation line around 1800. As in most parts of the world of British occupation and colonization, the local language is also a large extent affected the development of the English language.
Historical period division ---------------------------------------------- ---
Old English period - AD 449 to 1100

Old English period a total of four major dialects:

(1) Lawson Bo Liya dialect - Hongbo River (the Humber) north of dialects

(2) Meierxiya dialect - between Hongbo between the River Thames and central regions of the British dialect

(3), Kent (Kentish) dialect - living in the United Kingdom in the southeastern Chinese dialects others

(4) West dismantling Kexun dialect - a dialect south of the River Thames. Lawson Boli Ya Hui Er Xiya and two dialects and collectively, Anglia dialects, namely Anglo people living in the dialect.


Middle English period - the Year 1500-00

Modern English (Modern English, Mod E.) period - the Year 1500 date
Modern English period Youxi divided into:
(1) Early Modern English period - the year 1500 to 1700 afternoon
(2) during the latter part of modern English - the Year 1700 to present


Early Old English literature --------------------------------------------- -----
Early Old English literature is innocent Bo Liya dialect creation. As the Stavanger the Scandinavian invasion Lu, the British cultural centre by the innocent Bo Liya moved to Erxi Ya Hui, to the 9th century AD, also moved into the West dismantling grams in the capital Weisaikesi (wessex) . Kexun West dismantling of King Alfred the Great (A1fred the Great) on the one hand of force to resist the aggression against Denmark, on the other hand a strong proponent of arts and education, personally organized and participated in foreign literary works and academic works of translation, and their literature Sand wrote and edited the work. Old English poetry works by copying the West dismantling Kexun the efforts, only to be saved. Alfred the Great in the period, the ancient English prose works have great development, these works mainly with the West Saxon dialect written. Old English vocabulary is different from the vocabulary of modern English, most of the Old English words are inherent in the West Germanic word. Old English words have some borrowed from other languages of the word. Words can see from these early Rome businessman is a big impact. As Christianity came to the United Kingdom, have more access to this ancient word English vocabulary. The original Kyle living in the United Kingdom with the language, there are very few numeral into English vocabulary, some words have kept Kyle in the United Kingdom names inside.


English grammar ------------------------------------------------ ------ English grammar based on Germanic source, although some of the 18th century and 19th century scholars tried to Latin grammar used in English, but was not successful. English and other language than all the Indo-European languages, is less complex twists and turns of the changes, also lost almost all of yin and yang of change, it emphasizes the relatively fixed terms of the order.
English vocabulary ------------------------------------------------ ------
Almost all the Germanic source words (including all the basic vocabulary, such as pronouns, conjunctions, etc.) are relatively shorter, more informal. Latin source of the word usually represent more elegant or more education. However, the source of excessive use of Latin words, it will be considered Camp or deliberately cause confusion. George Orwell's article, "Politics and English" This was a thorough description.

English users in the choice of words, usually from the Germanic source and the source of near-Latin characters in the selection: If "sight" and "vision", "freedom" and "liberty". Jin Yici these are subtle differences between, users can freely choose combinations of different points of view.
Daily life, most of the vocabulary used by the general Germanic source. Most of the Latin word Huitong common source in the more formal speeches and articles, such as the court prepared to speak or encyclopedia.

As English vocabulary stemming mainly from a different combination of roots can be very easy to form a new word, the English vocabulary was very large, but if we estimate the specific figures, we must first determine which can be regarded as English words. However, other languages and different, and not an authoritative academic institutions to provide what is the official English vocabulary. Medicine, science and technology are emerging new words, some entered the public everyday language, the other only a small part of the crowd for internal use. Immigrant groups in the foreign language of English words are often integrated into society. Some ancient words and dialects can be counted as English word can not be judged. "Oxford English Dictionary" (second edition) includes over 500,000 entries, more lenient standard: "Literature and including the day-to-day dialogue in terms of standards, whether contemporary, or abandoned the old saying goes, including major science and technology terminology and a lot dialect , Slang. "(" Oxford English Dictionary "Residual, 1933)