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1、the history of English,Before Christ,the Celts inhabited Britain.In the 5th and 6th Centuries A.D.the Germanic tribes came to the land,and they formed the Anglo-Saxons society.Together they bring their Germanic language，which gradually replaced Celts own language.,Christianity religion enriched Engl
2、ish with 400 to 500 words from Greek and Latin.,Such as ancor(anchor),flasce(flask),mil(mile),papa,plante(plant).,After 1013 the Vikings dominated the land,and they also brought new words most of which begin with sk,such as sky,skin,skill and so on.,Here are some examples of old English:,ic lufie 我爱
3、u lufast 你爱he lufa 他爱we lufia 我们爱,ic lufode 我爱过u lufodest 你爱过he lufode 他爱过we lufodon 我们爱过,1066,Normans conquered England.,middle English(11001500）,The country now had three languages:French for the nobles,Latin for the churches and English for the common people.,So French were usually used to descri
4、be the life in the upper society.For example,Englishmen live in houses while Frenchmen live in towers.,Able was I ere I saw Elbe.在我看到Elbe岛之前我是所向无敌的.Able was I before I saw Elbe.This is a sentence said by Napoleon when he was exiled to the Elbe Island,and its interesting because its the same sentence
5、 whether its read from left to right or right to left.,example,modern English(1500),British English 1601,American English 1831,The European renaissance and the printing press brought many new words from Latin and Greek.,Today we still borrow from Latin and Greek to name new inventions,like video,television and cyberspace.,After the second World War,Americas international status had been raised quickly.,The economic base determines the superstructure,so American English soon came up from behind.,Thank you!,
