Engelsk sproghistorie og udvikling

Early modern English Boundaries of time and place The early modern English period follows the Middle English period towards the end of the fifteenth century , Not long before, the introduction of the craft of printing in 1476 by William Caxton marked a new departure in the dissemination of the written word. At the start of our period English was spoken throughout England except in western Cornwall, where it was rapidly replacing Cornish. after the integration of Wales into England , English was the only language of the law courts. English-speakers dominated of Ireland. IN 1607 Settlement on the mainland