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2 days ago · See why. (October 2023) Words of Old Norse origin have entered the English language, primarily from the contact between Old Norse and Old English during colonisation of eastern and northern England between the mid 9th to the 11th centuries (see also Danelaw ). Many of these words are part of English core vocabulary, such as egg or knife.
4 days ago · Teaching English as a second language. v. t. e. Canadian English ( CanE, CE, en-CA) [5] encompasses the varieties of English used in Canada. According to the 2016 census, English was the first language of 19.4 million Canadians or 58.1% of the total population; the remainder spoke French (20.8%) or other languages (21.1%). [6]
4 days ago · French, Spanish and Russian are all prominent lingua franca in addition to English. Geography and political factors heavily factor into the lingua franca of a given area. For example, former Soviet block countries used Russian as a lingua franca before the collapse of the Soviet Union. English is the primary lingua franca of western Europe.
2 days ago · English, which is a spreading global language, is often associated with modernity, luxury, and prestige (Piller, 2003), and is viewed within Finnish society as one of the top languages of the linguistic hierarchy. Thus, there are various motives for incorporating English within the landscape.
4 days ago · Distribution of Romance languages in Europe. Venetian is number 15. Venetian, [7] [8] wider Venetian or Venetan [9] [10] ( łengua vèneta [ˈeŋɡwa ˈvɛneta] or vèneto [ˈvɛneto]) is a Romance language spoken natively in the northeast of Italy, [11] mostly in Veneto, where most of the five million inhabitants can understand it.
1 day ago · The origin of the English word cat, Old English catt, is thought to be the Late Latin word cattus, which was first used at the beginning of the 6th century. The Late Latin word may be derived from an unidentified African language. The Nubian word kaddîska 'wildcat' and Nobiin kadīs are possible sources or cognates.
4 days ago · Kindergarten English Teacher needed in Kitakyushu. Mar 24, 2024 13:34 by brightkidsgarden. Bright Kids Garden International School Kokura is seeking a full-time Kindergarten Lead Teacher to start in August 2024. We are looking for someone who. – is passionate about working with young learners. – has teaching qualifications (TEFL, TESOL or ...