The History of the English Language by Sammy Stein

Do you speak English?


Today it is very common that most of the people can talk and write English, but what we don’t know is that English language has changed for many years, because the island nation of England has been popular by many civilizations and invaded by many too. English at first changed when the Vikings came and conquered England, because they brought words from their language into everyday use. Then the Romans invaded and brought many other words that were derived from Latin origins, that at that time was the main language of scholars and educated people. The poor people at that time spoke their own local dialect, that they learned it from ordinary people. Rulers from Spain came and Spanish words were interjected into our language and as time passed these words become “English” words. Over time the words have changed and had become distinctly English. This language is a mixture of many other languages but it is also the second most common language in the world. It has become the language of business and the media and wherever you go in the world you find signs in the local language and English. On early days, more words are evolving and are largely due to technological advances.

I think that this article has a meaning of great importance, because it explains us how the language English has become very popular and efficiently to each nation. The language has been created with the use of many other words of other dialects. It is important to know that without the use of other dialects, English haven’t been what nowadays it is. I think that the audience of this article is people who study the world and its cultures, because the fragments talks about many other countries and the way each contributed with the creation of this language. The purpose of this article is to inform us how English has advanced in many different ways and the advantages that have created to some business. The tone of this writing is formal and informative, because all what is written is wrote in a formal and educated way, while it is providing us a perfect explanation.