Old English and Middle English

[أم بدر الدين]

Old English 450-1100 AD:The invading Germanic tribes the Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes spoke similar l a n g u a g es, which in Britain developed into what we now call Old English. Old English did not sound or look like English today. Native English speakers now would have great difficulty understanding Old English. Nevertheless, about half of the most commonly used words in Modern English have Old English roots. The words be, strong and water, for example, derive from Old English. Old English was spoken until around 1100.
Middle English 1100-1500:In 1066 William the Conqueror, the Duke of Normandy (part of modern France), invaded and conquered England. The new conquerors (called the Normans) brought with them a kind of French, which became the ******** of the Royal Court, and the ruling and business classes. For a period there was a kind of linguistic class division, where the lower classes spoke English and the upper classes spoke French. In the 14th century English became dominant in Britain again, but with many French words added. This ******** is called Middle English. It was the langua of the great poet Chaucer (c1340-1400), but it would still be difficult for native English speakers to understand today.

لغة i don t know why the word *****does nt appear..it is

[Batoul29]

Thank you for those informations
and about the word l a g u a g e you have to write it in separated letters

[smart]

thanks malika
you are unique
we always forget to write that word seperately

[أم بدر الدين]

Thank you for those informations
and about the word l a g u a g e you have to write it in separated letters
thank you for the advice and why this word esp.does nt appear...see you

[أم بدر الدين]

thanks malika
you are unique
we always forget to write that word seperately
thank you honey for your apply...

[smart]

you are welcome sweety

[أم بدر الدين]

i really love you smart..

[hairless17]

i am back
you are really a treasure malika
you are making this forum more and more interesting

[أم بدر الدين]

not at all ...i am only making my job...i am always with the best

[hairless17]

believe me
you are doing very well

[أم بدر الدين]

you encourage me....thank you sir.. muslims have to be with the best because they are really creative and intelligent...


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[hairless17]

this is the picture of muslims that others must see through us

[cute_angel]

hello sister Malika

as they said a very interesting topic

you are really a gift for that forum

keep it up

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Thank You Little Cute..i Am Happy To Read Your Nice Apply

[smart]

i really love you smart..

i love you too malika
you are a gift
youare doing very well

[zouaoui lakmeche]

Very interesting , thanks a lot

[hairless17]

welcome zouaoui lakmeche
feel at home
waiting for your participation

[أم بدر الدين]

Very interesting , thanks a lot
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[hairless17]

Where is your comment Malika

[أم بدر الدين]

My comment is represented in the picture
Do you see that it 's not enough??? 0

[hairless17]

Sorry
When I wrote my participation there was no picture
I don't know how ?0

[smart]

You put your participation on the same time that's why you didn't see it sir

[أم بدر الدين]

You put your participation on the same time that's why you didn't see it sir


You are really a treasure smart.
May ALLAH the all mighty protect you
thank you;you gave the answer

[hairless17]

You are really a treasure smart.
May ALLAH the all mighty protect you
thank you;you gave the answer

You are both the forum treasue
Thanks

[أم بدر الدين]

Thanks alot for these nice words

[hairless17]

Do believe me this is reality

[أم بدر الدين]

Thank you 100000000000000 times

[hairless17]

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[أم بدر الدين]

Thank you again for the nice picture

[hairless17]

What are the changes in english from the past till now ?1

[أم بدر الدين]

Your question is too wide
You need to precise sir ,thank you

[hairless17]

I meant : let's talk about the history of ENGLISH L A N G UA G E

[أم بدر الدين]

Now it's clear,thank you

[hairless17]

Where are the participations

[أم بدر الدين]

History of English L A N G U A G E


English is a West Germanic ******** that originated from the Anglo-Frisian dialects brought to Britain by Germanic settlers and Roman auxiliary
troops from various parts of what is now northwest Germany and the Northern Netherlands. Initially, Old English was a diverse group of dialects, reflecting the varied origins of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms of England. One of these dialects, Late West Saxon, eventually came to dominate. The original Old English ******** was then influenced by two waves of invasion. The first was by ******** speakers of the Scandinavian branch of the Germanic family; they conquered and colonized parts of Britain in the 8th and 9th centuries. The second was the Normans in the 11th century, who spoke Old Norman and ultimately developed an English variety of this called Anglo-Norman. These two invasions caused English to become "mixed" to some degree (though it was never a truly mixed ******** in the strict linguistic sense of the word; mixed ********s arise from the cohabitation of speakers of different ********s, who develop a hybrid tongue for basic communication).

Cohabitation with the Scandinavians resulted in a significant grammatical simplification and lexical enrichment of the Anglo-Frisian core of English; the later Norman occupation led to the grafting onto that Germanic core of a more elaborate layer of words from the Romance branch of the European ********s. This Norman influence entered English largely through the courts and government. Thus, English developed into a "borrowing" ******** of great flexibility and with a huge vocabulary.


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[hairless17]

English is a West Germanic l a n g u a g e

A very good introduction sister

[أم بدر الدين]

Never mind,you are welcome

[hairless17]

What about some words that have different origins

[ilyes4am3]

thank you very much. can you help me ؟

[ilyes4am3]

how did old english appear