The History of English

In the mid-5th to 7th centuries AD, Anglo-Saxon migrants from northwest Germany, southern Denmark, and the Netherlands brought Ingvaeonic languages to Britain, which became English. The Anglo-Saxons settled in the British Isles in the mid-5th century and dominated southern Great Britain. In the early Middle Ages, Ingvaeonic languages replaced Celtic languages in England and southern and eastern Scotland. Old English reflected the diverse origins of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms across Britain. Late West Saxon prevailed. The North Germanic languages of the Scandinavian Vikings who conquered and colonized parts of Britain in the 8th and 9th centuries influenced Old English through lexical borrowing and grammatical simplification. Anglian dialects influenced Middle English more. The History of English certification is made available by Udemy to candidates who want to explore the history of English.

The History of English online training includes 6.5 hours of video, one article, eight downloadable resources, and a digital certificate upon course completion.