The Four Historical Periods of English

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Across
  1. 3. Samuel Johnson published the first influential English ________. (10)
  2. 6. Inventor who introduced the printing press to England. (6)
  3. 9. English became grammatically simpler by losing many word ________. (8)
  4. 10. Famous playwright whose works shaped English vocabulary. (11)
  5. 12. The 1066 invasion that transformed the English language. (6,10)
  6. 13. Letter (Þ) used in Old English to represent the “th” sound. (5)
  7. 15. English is now used as a global __________ language.(5)
  8. 17. Major pronunciation change between the 15th and 18th centuries. (5,5)
  9. 19. Technology that helped standardise spelling across England. (8,5)
Down
  1. 1. English spread around the world through the __________ Empire. (7)
  2. 2. One of the three Germanic tribes that migrated to Britain. (6)
  3. 4. Revival of classical learning that introduced many Latin and Greek words. (11)
  4. 5. 1611 English Bible that greatly influenced the language. (4,5)
  5. 6. Author of The Canterbury Tales. (8)
  6. 7. Germanic people who settled in Britain after the Romans left. (11)
  7. 8. Language that contributed thousands of new words after 1066. (6)
  8. 11. Ancient language family that English originally belonged to. (9)
  9. 14. Earliest form of English spoken by the Anglo-Saxons. (10)
  10. 16. Many new words entered English because of advances in __________. (7)
  11. 18. The Industrial __________ created many new scientific and technical words. (10)