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1. www.britannica.com › facts › English-languageEnglish language Facts | Britannica

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   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.

2. www.bbc.co.uk › learningenglishBBC Learning English - Learn English with BBC Learning ...

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   Welcome to BBC Learning English. Latest content. This is a 'nice' lesson. Learn what 'do the trick' means. Prepositions? Don't stress! How does pregnancy affect what you eat? Take our weekly...

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › History_of_EnglishHistory of English - Wikipedia

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   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 ...