Story of English | Class 12 Bihar Board.
Old English || By Amar Sir
1. The period of Old English
449 AD – 1066 AD
2. It has started when Anglo Saxon envanded to England
3. Old English is also known as German Language
4. The Well known writers of Old English
a. Aelfric
b. Alfred
c. Bede
d. Caedmon
5.The Golden Period of Old English was the Period of The King Alfred.
6. The Manuscript of Old English
The Beowulf
The Junius
The Exeter
The Vercelli
6. The Dialects of Old English
a. Kentish
b. Mercian
c. Northumbrian
d. West Saxon
7. The runic Alphabet was used in Old English.
Middle English || By Amar Sir
1. The period of Middle English.
1150 AD – 1500 AD
2. Norman Conquest took place in Middle English
1066 AD
3. The important events of Middle English
A. The introduction of Printing Technology
B. The Great Vowel Shift
4. The Dialect of Middle English
A. Northern
B. Southern
C. East Midland
D. West Midland
E. Kentish
5. Well Known writers of Middle English
A. Geoffrey Chaucer
B. Gower
C. William Langland
D. Wyclif
6. Geoffrey Chaucer is known as
A. Father of English poetry
B. Father of English Literature
Modern English || By Amar Sir
1. The period of Middle English
1500 AD – till now
2. Printing Technology Introduced in Modern English
In Europe
3. The Well Known writers of Modern English
A. Spensor
B. Marlowe
C. Francis Bacon
D. Ben Johnson
E. William Shakespeare
Borrowing words
1500 AD – till now