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    ENGLISH LANGUAGE

    GUIYE
    ANTHONY
    ÁNGEL
    ORIGIN OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE:
    • ENGLISH IS A GERMANIC LANGUAGE THAT ORIGINATED IN
    ENGLAND DURING THE MIDDLE AGES. ITS EVOLUTION WAS
    INFLUENCED BY LANGUAGES ​SUCH AS LATIN, FRENCH AND THE
    NORDIC LANGUAGES. TODAY, IT IS ONE OF THE MOST SPOKEN
    LANGUAGES ​IN THE WORLD.
    • GENERAL DATA: APPROXIMATELY 1.5 BILLION PEOPLE SPEAK
    ENGLISH, AND IT IS THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF MORE THAN 60
    COUNTRIES.
    HISTORY OF ENGLISH
    • OLD ENGLISH: SINCE THE 5TH CENTURY, WHEN GERMANIC
    TRIBES (ANGLES, SAXONS AND JUTES) INVADED ENGLAND. OLD
    ENGLISH IS ALMOST UNRECOGNIZABLE TO A MODERN SPEAKER.
    • MIDDLE ENGLISH: AFTER THE NORMAN INVASION IN 1066,
    ENGLISH INCORPORATED MANY FRENCH TERMS. A FAMOUS
    EXAMPLE IS THE POEM THE CANTERBURY TALES BY GEOFFREY
    CHAUCER.
    • MODERN ENGLISH: STARTED AROUND THE 15TH CENTURY.
    WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE AND THE PRINTING PRESS HELPED
    STANDARDIZE THE LANGUAGE.
    SPREAD OF ENGLISH:
    BRITISH COLONIZATION: THE BRITISH EMPIRE SPREAD THE LANGUAGE TO
    ASIA, AFRICA, AMERICA AND OCEANIA. THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY
    ENGLISH IS SO GLOBAL INFLUENCE OF THE UNITED STATES: SINCE THE
    20TH CENTURY, THE UNITED STATES HAS BEEN AN IMPORTANT ENGINE IN
    THE EXPANSION OF ENGLISH, THANKS TO ITS ECONOMIC, CULTURAL AND
    MILITARY POWER. HOLLYWOOD, MUSIC, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL
    NETWORKS HAVE BEEN CRUCIAL
    ENGLISH AS A LINGUA FRANCA:
    TODAY, ENGLISH IS USED AS A "LINGUA FRANCA" IN MANY INTERNATIONAL
    CONTEXTS: COMMERCE, DIPLOMACY, SCIENCE, AVIATION, TOURISM, ETC. IN
    SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL FIELDS, MORE THAN 80% OF ACADEMIC
    PUBLICATIONS ARE IN ENGLISH.
    VARIANTS OF ENGLISH:
    BRITISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH: THERE ARE DIFFERENCES IN
    PRONUNCIATION, VOCABULARY AND SPELLING BETWEEN BRITISH
    AND AMERICAN ENGLISH. EXAMPLES: COLOR (UK) VS. COLOR
    (US), LORRY (UK) VS. TRUCKS (US).OTHER VARIANTS: ENGLISH
    HAS ALSO EVOLVED IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD, SUCH AS
    AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AFRICA AND INDIA, ADAPTING TO LOCAL
    CULTURES.
    CONCLUSION:
    HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF ENGLISH IN TODAY'S WORLD
    AND HOW IT CONTINUES TO EVOLVE. IT IS A POWERFUL TOOL
    FOR GLOBAL COMMUNICATION AND A GATEWAY TO COUNTLESS
    OPPORTUNITIES.

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