英语的历史英文版

The English language is spoken by 750 million people in the world as either the official language of a nation, a second language, or in a mixture with other languages .English is the official language in England, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, however, the United States has no official language.The language historian divides English history into three times: 1、Ancient EnglishThe history of the English language began over 1500 years ago in the north of Europe. Around the fifth century A.D., tribes of people known as the Angels, Saxons, and Jutes traveled west from Germany and Denmark across the North Sea. They settled in Britain, and by the late seventh century, they were speaking an early form of the English. In the late eighth century, the Vikings attacked England. Fighting continued for years. During this time, almost two hundred many Latin, Danish, and Norse words entered the English language. 2、Middle EnglishIn 1066, the Normans conquered England. French became the language of the wealthy and powerful, and English was spoken mostly by poorer people. In the late fourteenth century, English became the first language again. By this time, many words used in English came from French or Latin, and a lot of the early words no longer existed.3、Modern EnglishTowards the end of Middle English, a sudden and distinct change in pronunciation started, with vowels being pronounced shorter and shorter. From the 16th century the British had contact with many peoples from around the world. This, and the Renaissance of Classical learning, meant that many new words and phrases entered the language. The invention of printing also meant that there was now a common language in print. As settle landed in North America and established the United States English found itself with two sources-American and British.