Periods of the English Language

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Image: Old English Crop New (binary/octet-stream)	Old English - 450-1100 D.C. : It occurred with the invasion of the Germanic tribes in Britain, bringing linguistic influences.
Image: Img 20210509 171514 (binary/octet-stream)	• Middle English – 1100-1500:. It took place with the Norman invasion which influence of the French language was incorporated in the English language.
Image: English Banner (binary/octet-stream)	• Modern English - Early Modern English -1500-1800: Since the 16th century, the British were in contact with different people around the world and collected several linguistic influences from all of them. - Late Modern English – 1800- nowadays: This period was characterized by the extensive introduction of new vocabulary, a fact determined by the following circumstances: a) The Industrial Revolution, with the increasing use of technology, required the introduction of more words. b) The British Empire dominated a wide part of the world and, influenced by the colonized countries, they ended up adopting several words, introducing them in the English vocabulary.

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