English Language - the 4 periods of English

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Across
  1. 5. 1902 electrical telegraph network that connected all the British territories.
  2. 6. The effect that the Great Famine had on English, especially in regional areas.
  3. 7. An invention of Canton's from 1476.
  4. 8. The language of the ruling class in Old English as a result of an invasion during the 11th century.
  5. 10. The keyboard layout that was created for the Sholes and Glidden typewriter, and serves as the basis for current keyboards.
  6. 13. The type of morphemes that Old English relied on as a synthetic language.
  7. 16. The name of the conflict between England and France from 1337 to 1453.
  8. 18. The ____ of English proliferated the spread of a common English variety.
  9. 19. Translate 'sweostor'
Down
  1. 1. Translate 'DM'
  2. 2. A playwright who is believed to have formulated over 640 words.
  3. 3. The period of English that began with English being considered the official language of England.
  4. 4. A guide produced by scholars like Samuel Johnson and William Bullokar.
  5. 9. The present period of English.
  6. 11. What were used before the Roman alphabet in Old English?
  7. 12. The period of English originated from a blend of languages spoken by the Angles, Jutes, Frisians, and the Saxons around 450CE.
  8. 14. An innovation that allowed for instant communication between individuals.
  9. 15. The period of English where French was a major influence.
  10. 17. Translate 'naught'
  11. 19. Translate 'quoth'