English History

3. The first of which was penned by Dr Samuel Johnson in 1755, to standardise English
5. 450 - 1150C.E
7. the hypothetical mother language of English and other European languages
8. The language used by the upper class during the Middle English era
10. Lexemes that have similar meaning across different languages due to a related history
11. the study of word origins and their formation over time
13. the book which established the standard for written english
14. the _____ plague which assisted in the standardisation of language
15. A series of conflicts between England and France that instated English as the official language of England.
18. 1750 - present
20. the era in which english became the official language of England
21. the guy who unified english

1. 1500 - 1700C.E
2. 1100 - 1500C.E
4. Pronunciations where 'r' phonemes are pronounced in all positions and contexts.
6. the conventions for the writing of a language
9. The British Empire spread English globally through _____
12. Shift of phonetic sounds upward in mouth
16. First Germanic Sound Shift
17. the language branch containing English, German, and Norwegian
19. famous Elizabethan poet who created many idioms and metaphors