EPISTEMOLOGY

TEACHER: WILLIAN ARIEL SANCHEZ

STUDENT: LINA GAMARRA
1171: Henry II declares himself lord Timeline of the history of English
of Ireland.
1209: Oxford University is founded.
1209 - The University of Cambridge is made The Early Modern English
up of Oxford academics.
7th century 1215: King John signs a Letter that led to the
Printing made books cheaper, facilitated dissemination of texts  first works on logic and rhetoric in English.
Missionaries of St. Augustine and rule of constitutional law in the English-
 588: Elizabeth reign of 45 years as queen of England.
speaking world. written in English, and supported literacy among the population
Ireland convert Anglo-Saxons to of England. It was one of the most important factors in the  1590-1611: William Shakespeare He writes his sonnets
Christianity, introducing new eligious process of the standardization of the English language. and most of his works. 1604 — Robert Cawdrey publish
words taken from Latin and Greek. the first English dictionary.
The Early Modern English period was concluded by:
In 700: approximate date 1762 - Robert Lowth publishes his brief introduction to English
the religious and political settlement of the Glorious Revolution (in
of the first manuscript grammar.
1688)
records of ancient English. 1776 - The Declaration of Independence is signed and the United
the rise of Augustan literature during the reign of Queen Anne
Early 9th century: Egbert States War of Independence begins.
(1702–14)
of Wessex is recognized as 1930 - The British linguist C.K. Ogden enters Basic English.
the adoption of the Act of Union between England and Scotland
supreme lord of the seven 1936 - The first television service is established by the BBC.
(1707), which established a political unity within the British Isles.
kingdoms of the Anglos 1939 - World War II begins.
and Saxons

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1100
9th century: King Alfredo of Wessex leads The constitution states that English remains the official
to victory over the Vikings, translates Latin English becomes the dominant language of all
classes. language for 15 years. New Zealand becomes independent from
works into English and establishes prose the United Kingdom
writing in English. At the end of the 14th century: the Hundred
1000: approximate date of the only Years War.
The Black Death kills one third of the population 1950s: the number of speakers who use English as a second
surviving manuscript of the old English epic language.
poem anonymous poet of England.
Geoffrey Chaucer composes The Canterbury Resulted in a greater centralization of government in England.
Tales in middle English. Vocal displacement The 16th century was a century of the Reformation initiated in
begins. the 1530s under the reign of Henry VIII
weakened England’s religious and political bonds with Catholic
Europe.
The spread of the new science was promoted by the works of
Francis Bacon (1561–1626) and by the Royal Society of
Mid 11th century William of Normandy is London
crowned king of England. Latin is used in The colonization of North America, which started in the early
churches and schools. siglo XV: William Caxton publica Los cuentos de seventeenth century, gave rise to American English.
Canterbury de Chaucer.