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英语语言的历史 A short history of the origins and development of English一个英语的起源和发展的历史很短 The history of the English language really started with the arrival of three Germanic tribes who invaded Britain during the 5th century AD.英语的历史真正开始与三个日耳曼部落，在公元5世纪，英国入侵的到来。 These tribes, the Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes, crossed the North Sea from what today is Denmark and northern Germany.这些部落的角度，撒克逊和朱特人，越过北海，从什么是今天丹麦和德国北部。 At that time the inhabitants of Britain spoke a Celtic language.当时英国的居民讲凯尔特语。 But most of the Celtic speakers were pushed west and north by the invaders - mainly into what is now Wales, Scotland and Ireland.但大多数的凯尔特扬声器推侵略者西面和北面 - 主要分为什么是现在的威尔士，苏格兰和爱尔兰。 The Angles came from Englaland and their language was called Englisc - from which the words England and English are derived.的角度来自Englaland和他们的语言被称为Englisc - 从英国和英语的话是派生的。 Germanic invaders entered Britain on the east and south coasts in the 5th century. 东部和南部海岸，在5世纪日耳曼入侵者进入英国 。 Old English (450-1100 AD)古英语（450-1100 AD） Part of Beowulf , a poem written in Old English. 部分武夫 ，在古英语写了一首诗。 The invading Germanic tribes spoke similar languages, which in Britain developed into what we now call Old English.入侵的日耳曼部落，说着相似的语言，在英国，我们现在所谓的古英语。 Old English did not sound or look like English today.古英语没声音，或喜欢英语，看看今天。 Native English speakers now would have great difficulty understanding Old English.以英语为母语的了解古英语有很大的难度。 Nevertheless, about half of the most commonly used words in Modern English have Old English roots.然而，大约一半在现代英语中最常用词有古英语的根源。 The words be , strong and water , for example, derive from Old English. 的言语， 强和水 ，例如，从老英语派生。 Old English was spoken until around 1100.古英语口语，直到1100左右。 Middle English (1100-1500)中古英语（1100-1500） An example of Middle English by Chaucer. 由乔叟例如中古英语。 In 1066 William the Conqueror, the Duke of Normandy (part of modern France), invaded and conquered England. 1066年征服者威廉，诺曼底公爵（现代法国的一部分），侵略和征服英格兰。 The new conquerors (called the Normans) brought with them a kind of French, which became the language of the