英语的发展历史.pptVIP

450—1100 Old English 1100—1500 Middle English 1500— Modern 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 English 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 w