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Há 5 dias · English belongs to the Indo-European family of languages and is therefore related to most other languages spoken in Europe and western Asia from Iceland to India. The parent tongue, called Proto-Indo-European, was spoken about 5,000 years ago by nomads believed to have roamed the southeast European plains.
English is a West Germanic language that originated from Ingvaeonic languages brought to Britain in the mid-5th to 7th centuries AD by Anglo-Saxon migrants from what is now northwest Germany, southern Denmark and the Netherlands. The Anglo-Saxons settled in the British Isles from the mid-5th century and came to dominate the bulk of ...
Learn how English evolved from a West German language to the most widely spoken language in the world today. Explore the historical, cultural and linguistic influences that shaped the English language in chapters, timeline, glossary and sources.
História da língua inglesa. O inglês é um idioma germânico ocidental que se originou dos dialetos anglo-frísios, levados à Grã-Bretanha pelos invasores germânicos de diversas ilhas da região que atualmente corresponde aos Países Baixos e ao noroeste da Alemanha.
A comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the history and development of English from the earliest writings to its global spread. Edited by Richard Hogg and David Denison, the volume covers sounds, word structure, grammar and vocabulary, with maps and diagrams.
Among highlights in the history of the English language, the following stand out most clearly: the settlement in Britain of Jutes, Saxons, and Angles in the 5th and 6th centuries; the arrival of St. Augustine in 597 and the subsequent conversion of England to Latin Christianity; the Viking invasions of the 9th century; the Norman Conquest of 106...
The Cambridge History of the English Language. Download list of titles. Other actions. About The Cambridge History of the English Language. The Cambridge History of the English Language is the first multi-volume work to provide a full and authoritative account of the history of English.
