英语的历史及演变.pptVIP

英语的历史及演变 2008-09-08 Diagram Explanations 简称：英国[the United Kingdom，U.K.] 　　中文名称：大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国　 　　英语名称：The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 　　　由于历史和民族等原因，由英格兰、北爱尔兰、威尔士、苏格兰四国组成联合王国，首都仍在英格兰首都伦敦，主体还是英格兰，所以习惯上称英国（本来英国专指英格兰England）。英伦三岛是指英格兰，苏格兰和威尔士，由于北爱尔兰位于爱尔兰岛，直布罗陀等众多岛屿面积过小，所以不包括在内。 * * English from about 1300-1500 is known as Middle English. It was influenced by Norman French and also Latin in vocabulary and pronunciation. It was the spoken and written language of England between 400 and 1100 A.D. It was actually a west Germanic language which was brought to England by Sa