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19 de abr. 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 Norman Conquest of 1066 brought many French words into English. Greek and Latin words began to enter it in the 15th century, and Modern English is usually dated from 1500. English easily borrows words from other languages and has coined many new words to reflect advances in technology.
Explore a brief history of the English language with Oxford International English. Learn about its evolution, influences, and development over the centuries.
4 Origins of English 55 5 Old English 65 6 Early Middle English 85 7 Late Middle English 99 8 Early Modern English 113 9 Modern English 130 10 Contemporary English 149 11 Standard English 165 12 The Future of English 182 Appendix 1 Terms and Concepts for Studying the English Language: Expression of Words with Sounds 191
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 southern ...
In this authoritative volume, a team of international experts cover the entire recorded history of the English lan-guage, outlining its development over fifteen centuries. With an emphasis on more recent periods, every key stage in the history of the language is discussed, with full accounts of standardisation, names, the distribution of ...
The Cambridge History of the English Language is the first multi-volume work to provide a comprehensive and authoritative account of the history of English from its beginnings to its present-day worldwide use.
