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At present, English is one of the worlds most wildly used language.The history of the English language began over 1500 years ago in the north of Europe. Around the fifth century A.D., tribes of people known as the Angels, Saxons, and Jutes traveled west from Germany and Denmark across the North Sea. They settled in Britain, and by the late seventh century, they were speaking an early form the English. In the late eighth century, the Vikings attacked England. Fighting continued for almost two hundred years. During this time, many Latin, Danish, and Norse words entered the English language. Latin gave English words like kitchen and cup. From Danish and Norse, English borrowed skin, leg, and the pronouns them, their, and they. many synonyms from the Norse language became integrated into English. In 1066, the Normans conquered England. French became the language of the wealthy and powerful, and English was spoken mostly by poorer people. In the late fourteenth century, English became the first language again. By this time, many words used in English came from French or Latin, and a lot of the early words no longer existed. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, people became interested in the classics. At this time, words from Latin and Greek were included in the English language. a lot of words, or parts of words, from those languages are used in modern English. Today, English has loan words from many of the worlds languages. You can probably find a word used in English that first came from your native language.At present, English is one of the worlds most wildly used languages.The history of the English language began over 1500 years ago in the north of Europe. Around the fifth century A.D., tribes of people known as the Angels and Saxons traveled west from Germany and Denmark across the North Sea. They settled in Britain, and by the late seventh century, they were speaking an early form the English. In the late eighth century, the Vikings attacked England. Fighting continued for almost two hundred years. During this time, many Latin, Danish, and Norse words entered the English language. Latin gave English words like kitchen and cup. In 1066, the Normans conquered England. French became the language of the wealthy and powerful, and English was spoken mostly by poorer people. In the late fourteenth century, English became the first language again. By this time, many words used in English came from French or Latin, and a lot of the early words no longer existed. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, people became interested in the classics. At this time, words from Latin and Greek were included in the English language. A lot of words, or parts of words, from those languages are used in modern English. Today, English has loan words from many of the worlds languages. You can probably find a word used in English that first came from your native language.English, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of Americas official language, but also by many former British colony, as well as countries of the Commonwealth as a common language or a second language, according to the English pronunciation, vocabulary and grammatical differences in the characteristics of English into Britain and the United States. English Source: English belong to the Indo-European family of Germanic languages of West Germanic, from the ancient continent of migrants from Europe to Great Britains Anglo-Saxons and Jutes Germanic tribes who said the language evolved, through the British colonial activities spread to All over the world. According to the English-speaking size, the English may be the worlds fourth-largest or third largest language (Statistics for 1999 were 322,000,000), but it is the worlds most extensive second language. Last two centuries, Britain and the United States in the cultural, economic, military, political and scientific leadership in making English a universal language. English is the working language of the United Nations. And English is the closest to the Frisian; the language was still in the Netherlands in the northern province of Friesland about 50 million people. Some people think that Scotland and the English language is close to an independent language, and some people think it is a dialect of English. Scots traditionally been considered as a separate language, and some people even think that Ebonics is a separate language, but it is very controversial. In addition to the Frisian closest to the English outside the Netherlands is in the eastern part of Germany and the northern lowlands of the Saxon. Other related languages include Dutch, Afrikaans and German. Norman Conquest of England in the 11th century, a lot of French words, greatly enriched the English language. English history: Early Germanic tribes people immigration to England and English is the language from their inherited changes. In return, he gave the Anglo community in southeastern territory. He also sought further support, family-Saxon, Anglo ethnic Serbs and Jutes come. Chronicle documented the end of these immigrants have established the Kingdom of the seven: Innocent Bo Lila, Mercia, East and Battipaglia, Kent, Essex, Sussex, Wessel. Germans after the invasion, the rule of the Celtic peoples, the main local language in Scotland, Wales, Cornwall and Ireland down to survive. These invaders of the language gradually formed the Old English, and like most modern Frisian. English (England, English), England (England) and East Anglia is the three words were painted from the Anglo-term development of communities: English, Anglican, England. Norman Conquest in 1066 after 300 years, the only French king of England. Therefore, a large number of French words into Old En