Factors for the Major Changes in the English Language

本文阐述了引起英语变迁的历史因素-罗马人,条顿人,诺尔曼人的四次入侵;以及音变因素-e音的丢失和元音大转移。此外,印刷业的发展加速了拼写的标准化,十六、十七世纪英国文艺复兴极大地丰富了英语词汇。

This paper expounds the historical factors and sound change factors that caused the maior changes in the Eng- lish language. Besides, the deveolpment of printing accelerated the standardization of spelling. English renaissance enriched the English vocabulary.