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The Angles spoke 'Englisc' which then evolved into 'English'. This became the primary language for those living in so-called 'Engaland'. The introduction of Christianity in the late 6th and early 7th centuries was of great cultural importance. It led to the introduction of written texts in the Roman alphabet on parchment.
Their language originated as a group of Ingvaeonic languages which were spoken by the settlers in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages, displacing the Celtic languages, and, possibly, British Latin, that had previously been dominant.
As French and Latin waned in popularity, there was a push in the 16th century to make English England’s national language. Writers and scholars set to work establishing a written standard, one founded not on West Saxon but on the varieties of English spoken throughout London.
Jan 18, 2019 · In the Anglo-Saxon period, English was “very much a vernacular, a lesser language; not the language of the educated elite” – which was Latin.
Dec 20, 2010 · From medieval manuscripts to text messages, many things helped make English the global language it is today, says author Michael Rosen.
Sep 20, 2024 · The story of English—from its start in a jumble of West Germanic dialects to its role today as a global language —is fascinating and complex. Below, review a timeline offering a glimpse at some of the key events that helped shape the English language over the past 1,500 years.
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Mar 1, 2013 · From a phylogenetic perspective, did language emerge abruptly or gradually? If the emergence of language was protracted, what plausible intermediate stages can be posited and what would count as evidence for positing them?
