Old English has been described as the earliest building block of the present English language, which may be difficult to believe due to the difference in writing structure. Old English originated from pre-Roman languages such as Celtic. (Old English) The Romans invaded Britain around 43 AD by the Roman Emperor Claudius,( Ohnson) in order to continue Julius Caesar’s work from his early visits to Britain. Once the Romance …show more content…
Old English enforces a way to express pronouns and provided grammatical genders. Once William the conquer took over Britain in the battle of Hastings, marking the end of old English and the start of Middle English, he provided the English language with new forms of grammar, vocabulary, and less grammatical genders. Finlay, Middle English ended in 1476 with the creation of the printing press, allowing for literature and language to reach different sections Britain and including the new world. This led to the world which had been established with technology and quicker forms of