英语发展史及词汇构成.pptVIP

英语的发展史 The History Of English Language 语言史学家一般把英语的历史分为三个时期 ：The language historian divides English history into three times: 1.古英语时期 Ancient English 2.中古英语时期 Middle English 3.现代英语时期 Modern English 1.古英语时期(又称盎格鲁-萨克森时期公元450——1100年) The history of English language began over 1500 years ago in the north of Europe. About the fifth century A.D., tribes of people known as the Angels, Saxons, and Jutes traveled west from Germany and Denmark across the north sea. They settled in Britain, and by the late of the seventh century, they were speaking an early form of the English. 英语的历史