unit1 business of langauge

Local inhabitants speak celtish
Old English _______________
Middle English _______________
1362 1604 1755 1828 1928
Early modern English
Late Modern English
Early modern English（15001800）
From 16th century the British had contact with many peoples from around the world. This and the renaissance of classical learning meant that new words and phrases entered the language. The invention of printing meant that there was a common language in print. Printing brought standardization to English. Grammar and spelling became fixed. In 1604,the first English dictionary was published.
Celtic world 1200 B.C
Early Settlement (---55 BC) (---55 --the Iberians
Roman Britain (55 BC--410) BC--410) -________, invaded Britain for the first time in 55BC. For nearly 400 years, Britain was under roman occupation.
England; France; Poland; Germany; England; France; Poland; Germany; India
Viking attacks on Europe In the late 8th century, the Vikings attacked England. Fighting continued for years.
In 1066, the Normans conquered England. French became the language of the wealthy and powerful, and English was spoken mostly by poorer people. the Hundred Years War (1337—1453)
William, Duke of Normandy,
In the late 14th century, English became the first language again. By this time, many words used in English came from French or Latin, and a lot of the early words no longer existed.
Late modern Engliபைடு நூலகம்h（1800present）
The industrial revolution and technology created a need for new words. The British Empire covered a quarter of the earth face, English adopted foreign words from many countries.
①Why is English called the language of globalization?
380 million people TwoTwo-thirds as many as 380 million people A billion A third of the world’s population speak it as first language speak it as second language are learning it in some sense exposed to it
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①Why is English called the language of
globalization? ②How come that English is now the global language? The answer is that the success or ③How do people see thehas everything failure of a language changes in English? to do with the power of people who addition ④Inspeak it. to being called a medium of communication, what other roles do languages play?
Anglo-Saxon AngloTimes (446-871) (446Jutes, Saxons, and Angles came to Britain, they were three Germanic tribes. Angle-land---Angle-land---England
Anglo-Saxon AngloSettlements They settled in Britain, and by the late seventh century, they were speaking an early form of the English.
The Business of language and the Language of Business
Which are American English? Which are British English?
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Norman invasion of Britain by _____________ Julius Caesar Settlement of Britain by Germanic invaders begins Earliest known Old English inscriptions Duke of Normandy William the Conqueror, __________________, invades and conquers England Earliest surviving manuscripts in middle English English replace _____________ as the language of Latin instruction in most schools French English replaces _____________as the language of law. English is used in Parliament for the first time Alphabetical, A Table Alphabetical, the first English dictionary, is published Samuel Johnson publisher his English dictionary Webster publishes his American English dictionary The Oxford English Dictionary is published