History of English Language
History of English Language
Language
History of the English
Language
A language develops
and changes slowly over
centuries. We do not
know when the English
language started.
Celtic People
Dictionary skills:
polytheism
The Celtic language survives today
in the language spoken by the Scotch
Gaelic, Irish, Welsh, and Breton.
Celtic names are used for many
places in Britain. One British town has
this Celtic name: Lian \ vire \
pooll \ guin \ gill \ go \ ger \
u \ queem \ drop \ ooll \
llandus\ illo \ gogo \ goch!
The Romans
In 43 A.D., an army of 40,000
Roman soldiers invaded Celtic Britain
and made it part of the Roman Empire.
In the 400 years the Romans ruled
Britain, they introduced Christianity,
Latin, built roads, established Roman
laws, and protected the Celts from the
fierce Picts and Scots on the north side
of Hadrian’s Wall. Research skills:
Hadrian’s Wall
Hadrian’s
Wall was
built across
the narrow
part of
England to
keep the
Pics and
Scots from
invading the
south.
Romans
spoke Latin. * Roman Soldier
Roman soldiers
were exellent
engineers and
built roads to
link Rome with all
the Roman
Empire.
*Research: Why is it
important to the
English language that
Romans spoke Latin?
(BBC, British History,
timelines)
The Romans
England
Italy
End of Roman Rule
410 A.D.
The Romans started pulling soldiers
from Britain in 410 A.D. after 400 years
of Roman rule. Rome, the capital of the
Roman Empire, was under attacks from
barbaric tribes. The Celts were left
without the protection of the Roman
army and with no weapons to defend
themselves. (BBC, British History, timelines)
After Scandinavia
the
Romans
left, the
Picts and Scandinavia
Scots
came
south
into
England. Bands of Vikings
came south from
Scandinavia.
After 300 years of Roman
protection, the Celts were civilized
and accustomed to Roman laws. (Bryson
46-47)