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  1. Há 3 dias · As of 2016, 400 million people spoke English as their first language, and 1.1 billion spoke it as a secondary language. [68] English is the largest language by number of speakers. English is spoken by communities on every continent and on islands in all the major oceans.

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  2. 17 de mai. de 2024 · The history of Middle English is often divided into three periods: (1) Early Middle English, from about 1100 to about 1250, during which the Old English system of writing was still in use; (2) the Central Middle English period from about 1250 to about 1400, which was marked by the gradual formation of literary dialects, the use of an orthography...

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  3. 6 de mai. de 2024 · language, a system of conventional spoken, manual (signed), or written symbols by means of which human beings, as members of a social group and participants in its culture, express themselves. The functions of language include communication, the expression of identity, play, imaginative expression, and emotional release.

  4. Há 6 dias · Definitions of English language. noun. an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries. synonyms: English.