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1. www.britannica.com › topic › English-languageEnglish language | Origin, History, Development ...

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   2 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.

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     English language - Grammar, Vocabulary, Spelling: British...

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › English_languageEnglish language - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England. [4] [5] [6] The namesake of the language is the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain.

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › English_literatureEnglish literature - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · English literature is literature written in the English language from the English-speaking world. The English language has developed over the course of more than 1,400 years. The earliest forms of English, a set of Anglo-Frisian dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon invaders in the fifth century, are called Old English.

4. www.parents.com › parenting › better-parentingWhat Generation Am I? A Guide to Generations by Year - Parents

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   Generation X. Born 1965–1980. Millennial Generation or Generation Y. Born 1981–1996. Generation Z or iGen. Born 1997–2010. Generation Alpha. Born 2010-2024. Here, you'll find an estimated ...

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Origin_of_languageOrigin of language - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · The time range for the evolution of language or its anatomical prerequisites extends, at least in principle, from the phylogenetic divergence of Homo (2.3 to 2.4 million years ago) from Pan (5 to 6 million years ago) to the emergence of full behavioral modernity some 50,000–150,000 years ago.

6. www.britannica.com › topic › Generation-XGeneration X | Origin, Years, Characteristics, & Facts

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   May 27, 2024 · Generation X, a term used for the generation of Americans born between 1965 and 1980, although some sources used slightly different ranges. It follows the well-known baby boomer generation and precedes the millennial generation.

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   6 Minute English / Describing Generation Z - BBC

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   How long ago did language originate?

   • Berwick and Chomsky therefore suggest language emerged approximately between 200,000 years ago and 60,000 years ago (between the appearance of the first anatomically modern humans in southern Africa and the last exodus from Africa respectively).

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8. www.bbc.co.uk › learningenglish › english6 Minute English / Describing Generation Z - BBC

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   4 days ago · Describing Generation Z. Episode 181004 / 04 Oct 2018. In this programme, we look at Generation Z - a name that describes the people born in the late nineties or early noughties. Also known as Gen ...