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2006-10-23 17:22:38 · 6 answers · asked by nickylan 1 in Education & Reference Other - Education

I mean how the English comes.
There was nobody speak English thousands of years ago, but now there is English, so how does it form?

2006-10-26 00:00:24 · update #1

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English is an Anglo-Frisian language brought to southeastern Great Britain in the 5th century AD and earlier by Germanic settlers and Germanic auxiliary troops from various parts of northwest Germany as well as Denmark.

The extent of Germanic immigration to Britain during Roman supremacy there is unknown, but substantial, as Germanic auxiliary troops were continually recruited outside and settled within the borders of the Empire, Britain being no exception to this rule. Thus, the Germanic roots of English in Britain may go back to the 2nd Century A.D. or even earlier.

2006-10-23 17:27:25 · answer #1 · answered by cinmortgage 2 · 0 0

The English language has many origins -- in fact, it has happily stolen words from every language spoken on the face of the globe. But the original roots were in low German, as some of the very early settlers of Britain apparently came from north Germany. The Norman conquest of 1066 brought in lots of French words. In addition to cribbing from other languages, English has acquired many words by construction: e.g. radar. The diverse origins of the language have made English spelling and pronunciation a nightmare to learn, as the original word may have had its spelling changed, its pronunciation changed, or both, or neither. But there is one delightful simplification: most languages are littered with complex plurals, declined nouns, and complex verb conjugations; by contrast, English is remarkably free from such baggage.

2006-10-23 17:32:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

hmmmm.
You need to study English first before asking questions. Then you will know the answer. Because from the question you are TRYING to ask, no one knows what you are saying.

2006-10-23 17:25:13 · answer #3 · answered by Trollhair 6 · 0 0

From England?

2006-10-23 17:23:59 · answer #4 · answered by IMHO 6 · 0 0

It evolved -- mostly from German.

2006-10-23 17:30:00 · answer #5 · answered by Jay 6 · 0 0

i dont really undrstand ur question

2006-10-23 17:23:57 · answer #6 · answered by ♥♥livin_life_and_lovin_it♥♥ 2 · 0 0

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