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Learn how English developed from a West German language to the most widely spoken language in the world today. Explore the history, statistics, facts, idioms and phrases of English in chapters, timelines and glossary.
This article is about the history and evolution of the English language. For the history of the English people, see English people. For the history of the English culture, see Culture of England. For the pedagogical field, see History of the English language (education). Timeline of the English language.
1 de jun. de 2024 · English language, a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family that is closely related to the Frisian, German, and Dutch languages. It originated in England and is the dominant language of the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand.
- The English language is an Indo-European language in the West Germanic language group. Modern English is widely considered to be the lingua franca...
- As of 2020 there are 1.27 billion English speakers around the world. This makes it the most spoken language, ahead of Mandarin Chinese (1.12 billio...
- There has been much public and academic debate on whether African American Vernacular English (AAVE) is a dialect of English or its own separate la...
- Having emerged from the dialects and vocabulary of Germanic peoples—Angles, Saxons, and Jutes—who settled in Britain in the 5th century CE, English...
- English is not the official language of the United States of America. The country does not have an official language on the federal level. Many sta...
Learn how English evolved from a Germanic language to a global language with influences from Celtic, French, Spanish and other sources. Explore the origins, development and varieties of English with examples, maps and a chronology.
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 ...
Overview of history. The earliest varieties of an English language, collectively known as Old English or "Anglo-Saxon", evolved from a group of North Sea Germanic dialects brought to Britain in the 5th century.
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.
