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How has the English language spread across the world?

December 11, 2020
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How has the English language spread across the world?

The English language is also known as the west Germanic language. The language is part of the Indo-European language family. They have a close relation to German, Dutch, Flemish and more. The English language was established in English. However, it has been a dominating language of United States, UK, Canada, New Zealand and more. The English language is also the official language in India, Philippines, Singapore etc. English is also considered as the most common foreign language used in most countries around the globe. According to various statistics it is proven that the 3^rd of the world’s population uses English.

Origin

The English language is considered to be part of the Indo-European family. The parent tongue, is known as Proto-Indo-European. This form was spoken over 5,000 ago, who used to travel through the southeast European plains. Germanic is a language which was passed down from the ancestral speech. It was divided into 3 regional groups; East (Burgundian. Vandal and Gothic), North (Icelandic, Faroese, Swedish and danish), and west (German, Dutch, and English). Although the Germanic and English were connected, The German always stayed conservative, where as the English had a broad and wide mind set. Most of the language families are interconnected with the old English.

Modern English

Early modern English (1500 – 1800)

During the 14^th and the 15^th century after the ‘Hundred years war’ with France is when the French rule had been demolished. After this success it led to the English becoming more power and widely influenced. This led to the rapid development in the English literature as well as the English culture. It was widely affected by William Shakespeare.

William Shakespeare has a wide influenced on the development of the English language. It has calculated with a unique and rich form. It has developed over 1,700 words.

Towards the end of the Middle English there was a distinct change in the pronunciation. The vowels began being pronounced and grew shorten in length. It has also built into the first English dictionary.

How has the language grown?

From the 17^th century, the English language has begun to extend their understanding and has reached many people around the world. The main factor of this development has been the power of the British empire and the industrial revolution. Since the language has travelled to so many cultures and depictions, there has been distinct changes in the vocabulary and certain designations.

There has been a wide range of language trade, diplomacy and more. English has had an impact on other language such us Indonesia, mandarin and so on. The language has globalized the world. They have introduced various technologies and economic communication. The globalization has help me a main support when interacting with other countries. According to various statistical programs it is shown and proven that as of 2016 there has been over 400 million people who speak English and consider their first language to be English.

There are 3 main circles and forms of the English-speaking countries.

The inner circle is a community who have the most and the largest community who considered their native language to be English. Then comes the outer circle. The outer circle are those countries which have a smaller countries and communities who consider their native language to be their second language, in the education system or for any official work. Finally, there is the Expanding circle. This group of people are those who consider English as a foreign language.