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Há 3 dias · Old English developed from a set of West Germanic dialects, often grouped as Anglo-Frisian or North Sea Germanic, and originally spoken along the coasts of Frisia, Lower Saxony and southern Jutland by Germanic peoples known to the historical record as the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes.
Há 1 dia · 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...
20 de mai. de 2024 · The UK accent, or British English, has its roots in the history of the English language itself. English is a West Germanic language that originated from the Anglo-Frisian dialects brought to Britain by Germanic settlers from northwest Germany and the northern Netherlands.
Há 1 dia · Speakers of the Germanic Frisian language, ... (which would eventually develop into its own dialect, known as Anglo-Norman) became the de facto language of commerce, ...
17 de mai. de 2024 · The dialects of Middle English are usually divided into three large groups: (1) Southern (subdivided into Southeastern, or Kentish, and Southwestern), chiefly in the counties south of the River Thames; (2) Midland (corresponding roughly to the Mercian dialect area of Old English times) in the area from the Thames to southern South Yorkshire and ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
15 de mai. de 2024 · English originated from the Anglo-Frisian dialects brought to Britain by Germanic settlers from northwest Germany and the northern Netherlands. The language evolved over time and eventually became known as Anglo-Saxon or Old English.
We don't know what the initial barrier of communication between English and Frisian was, but the obvious choice is the sea. Presumably pre-Old-English developed on the continent, then moved to Britain, and at some point later lost contact with Frisian.
