The History of the English Language by Risa

Nowadays English is considered the global language, but although it is not of the oldest languages that exist. During the fifth century, the English arrived in England and the people who spoke it were the Angles and the Saxons; they called their language “englisc”. English is a member of the West-Germanic sub-family and Frisian, that is also a member of this sub-family, is relative to the Old English of the Angles and Saxons. Latin was the language that South and East had in common when the “englisc” language arrived. On the tenth century, when Athelstan conquered all the kingdoms south of the Firth of Forth, English become the language in common of England. Modern English is descended from the dialect spoken and written in Mercia. English is a stress language, and stress is used on a syllable to distinguish words when spoken. The language has a strong tendency towards the accent and on the future, the apostrophe may be lost. On the 15th and 16th centuries, the “great vowel shift” occurred. English has changed, but the original core is still there. In Modern English “we should go” means we have a choice and in Old English “should” mean there was no choice. If a change does not occur on languages, then the language dies.


I think that this article is impressive; because it gives information that I thought that I would never know or notice. English has many speakers and is considered as a global language that has been passed through many different generations and cultures. It is important to know the places where it started, the way de used the language and the meaning that it gave to each word. I think that the audience of this article is the people who study history and wants to know all about the origins of the English language. The purpose of this article is to inform people the way English was used by many different cultures and how it was named before it was officially called that way. Also its purpose is to give a brief description of how English has affected and caused a great impact in the evolution of the cultures. The tone of this piece of writing is formal, because it explains all the facts having a purpose and using formal words to describe every aspect of the article.