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Origins of English Language What are the origins of the English Language? This course traces the development of the English Language, examining both its internal history (sounds, vocabulary, inflections, syntax) and its external history (political, social, and intellectual forces that have influenced that development at different periods). This study will take us from the question, "what is language and where does it come from?" What are the origins of the English Language? The history of English begins a little after A.D. 600, in the __________. Between 1100-1200 many important changes took place in the structure of English. Between 1400-1600 English underwent a couple of sound changes. The first English Dictionary was published in 1603. A brief chronology of English 55 BC Roman invasion of Britain by Julius Caesar. Local inhabitants speak Celtish AD 43 Roman invasion and occupation. Beginning of Roman rule of Britain. 436 Roman withdrawal from Britain complete. 449 Settlement of Britain by Germanic invaders begins 450-480 Earliest known Old English inscriptions. Old English 1066 William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, invades and conquers England. c1150 Earliest surviving manuscripts in Middle English. Middle English 1348 English replaces Latin as the language of instruction in most schools. 1362 English replaces French as the language of law. English is used in Parliament for the first time. c1388 Chaucer starts writing The Canterbury Tales. c1400 The Great Vowel Shift begins. 1476 William Caxton establishes the first English printing press. Early Modern English 1564 Shakespeare is born. 1604 Table Alphabeticall, the first English dictionary, is published. 1607 The first permanent English settlement in the New World (Jamestown) is established. 1616 Shakespeare dies. 1623 Shakespeare's First Folio is published 1702 The first daily English-language newspaper, The Daily Courant, is published in London. 1755 Samuel Johnson publishes his English dictionary. 1776 Thomas Jefferson writes the American Declaration of Independence. 1782 Britain abandons its colonies in what is later to become the USA. 1828 Webster publishes his American English dictionary. Late Modern English 1922 The British Broadcasting Corporation is founded. 1928 The Oxford English Dictionary is published.

When did the Global Consortium of English Language come into existence? The global Consortium of English Language came into existence in June 2009.