Friday, 18 May 2018

COMPONENT 2a - Periods of English

Below is a diagram outlining the key periods in the history of the English language. Memorise them (this should take around five minutes). Whenever you introduce a text, you should mention in your intro which period of English it dates from.


It is unlikely you will get anything before early modern English, but memorise all of them just to be sure.



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