History of English Crossword

The ability to acquire and use complex systems of communication
The language family which English belongs to
A controversy involving the excessive use of foreign words in English
A proclamation which was the first official, governmental document to be written in English after The Norman Invasion in 1066
Sound difference between Middle English and Early Modern English
The oldest surviving text of Old English Literature
The conquest that began the transition from Old English to Middle English
A work of literature which is often considered one of the first great works of English (Tales)
This William introduced the printing press to England in 1476
This William significantly changed the English language by introducing new words and phrases. (Romeo & Juliet)
A phrase introduced by William Shakespeare (A common phrase regarding matters of the heart)
A Chinese loanword which was absorbed into the English language. (A warm drink)
A Turkish loanword which was absorbed into the English language. (A game)
One of the main factors which made new words necessary for new inventions
A reduced language that results from extended contact between people with no language in common
This person is often credited with changing American spelling mostly through his dictionaries
is the soul of wit - Shakespeare
magazine, algebra, algorithm, and almanac are all words originating from this culture
The culture(s) that invaded and occupied Britain in the 5th century AD were the Angles, Saxons, and ________
the smallest free form in a language, i.e. the smallest thing that can be spoken or written in isolation and still have meaning
a stable language which developed from a pidgin language
beowulf was a poen written in _____
A man regarded as having saved the English language from Viking destruction
The modern version of an old english word which has survived with altered spelling