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2 days ago · Timeline of English history; Timeline of British diplomatic history; Historical and alternative regions of England
3 days ago · 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...
May 22, 2024 · The term ‘English literature’ refers to the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles from the 7th century to the present, ranging from drama, poetry, and fiction to autobiography and historical writing.
May 18, 2024 · THE BACKGROUND OF ENGLISH. In the fifth and sixth centuries, the Jutes, Angles, and Saxons migrated from Germany and Denmark to Britain, marking the beginning of British history. There are numerous French words in English thanks to the Norman Conquest in 1066. Words from Greek and Latin started to appear in it in the fifteenth century, and ...
3 days ago · Formed of the union of small Celtic and Anglo-Saxon kingdoms during the early medieval period, England has long comprised several distinct regions, each different in dialect, economy, religion, and disposition; indeed, even today many English people identify themselves by the regions or shires from which they come—e.g., Yorkshire, the West ...
2 days ago · Anglo-Saxon England or Early Medieval England, existing from the 5th to the 11th centuries from soon after the end of Roman Britain until the Norman Conquest in 1066, consisted of various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms until 927, when it was united as the Kingdom of England by King Æthelstan (r. 927–939).
May 22, 2024 · History of English Grammar Books- A Timeline. Important English Grammar Books- 16th to 18th Century. Important English Grammar Books- 19th to 20th Century. Development of English Grammar. 17th Century. 18th Century. 19th Century. Evolution of English Language- Medieval Times to Present Day. Old English Period. Middle English. Early Modern English.
