Who speaks the standard English? Who are the original speakers of Enlgish language?

Answer 1

ok so you got enough answers about the origins of the English language and I don't think I should expand on that...what i want to say is that the "standard" of any language is the "educated" version of the language, that is a language that is grammatically correct and with an accent that does not give away the geographical origins of the person who speaks it...that is to say a "standard" english does not exist in practical tems because we are all influenced by our education or by our place of origin when we speak a language...this without considering that each person speaks his or her own variation of the language, that is, uses certain words more than others and pronounces words in a slightly different way than other people... plus you have to take into account that English does not have a governing body such as the Real Academia for Spanish, which establishes the rules of the language and decides what is correct or incorrect usage of it...anyway, so for those of you who say English from England is the standard one, which English are you exactly referring to? English from London? from Manchester? from Birmingham? each town has its own accent and dialectal variations and sometimes you can't even understand each other, given the huge differences in them...so to make a long story short, an example of what a standard of the language is would be the language used in universities, in academic writing, and on radio and television, but it would be fair to say that nobody actually speaks "standard" English and it is certain that no specific town, city or country in the world can claim that they speak THE standard English...

Answer 2

English originated in England, and is a West Germanic language which developed from Old English, the language of the Anglo-Saxons. As a result of the Norman Conquest and other events in English history, it has been heavily influenced, more than any other Germanic language, by French and Latin. From England it spread to the rest of the British Isles, then to the colonies and territories of the British Empire (both outside and inside the current Commonwealth of Nations) such as the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and others, particularly those in the Anglophone Caribbean. As a result of these historical developments English is the official language (sometimes one of several) in many countries formerly under British or American rule, such as India, Nigeria, South Africa, and the Philippines.

Only Chinese and Hindi have more native speakers. English is also the most widely spoken of the Germanic languages. English was spread to many parts of the world through the expansion of the British Empire, but it did not acquire a lingua franca status in other parts of the world until the late 20th century. Following World War II the economic and cultural influence of the United States increased dramatically and English permeated other cultures, chiefly through the development of telecommunications technology. [2] Because a working knowledge of English is required in many fields and occupations, education ministries around the world mandate the teaching of English to at least a basic level (see English as an additional language).

Answer 3

The North western Javans you fools. Everybody knows that.
Seriously, Celtics,The Anglos & Saxons. You know Pale British types with blond,red or light hair and pale eyes. The ones who invaded Rome from the West part of Europe.
I wached something about the history of English. Most of English is form French. When the Normans invaded England in 1066. William the conqueror brought them more new words derived from Latin. But, The Romans ofcourse brought them writing first and almost everything that can be considered anything. Plumbing,technology,architecture, engineering,Organized Government,Knowledge that is worth anything and that can be recorded on paper. The Romans got that form the Greeks and Egyptians. You can trace modern civilization and language to Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. English is the sum of French,Latin,Germanic and Greek. When someone says thermometer or influenza,hydraulics etc. Those are not English worlds. If you look into a dictionary. It tells you the origin of the words. Usually;Greek,Latin or French.
There's a documentary; What the Romans brought to us (BBC TV). That explains this kind of.

Answer 4

In many languages, the speakers in one geographical region are considered to be speakers of the standard dialect. This is not true of English. While Standard American English exists, there are no monodialectal speakers of it; we generally grow up with the dialect of one region and then learn the standard dialect in school.

The standard of English also depends on where you live. As mentioned, there is a standard dialect of American English, but there are different standards in Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Nigeria, and other English-speaking countries. So, in reality there is no one standard, but just the standard of the society to which you orient yourself. Depending on where you live that is probably Standard American English or Standard British English.

Your question implies that the standard is decided by which dialect is the oldest. This is not true.

Answer 5

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 (Saxons, Angles) as well as Jutland (Jutes).

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.

The original Old English language was subsequently influenced by two successive waves of invasion. The first was by speakers of languages in the Scandinavian branch of the Germanic family, who colonised parts of the British Isles in the eighth and ninth centuries. The second wave was of the Normans in the eleventh century, who spoke Norman French (an oïl language closely related to Modern French).

Answer 6

Standard English is not exactly a language, but a dialect, spoken by the educated English knowing people in the British Isles. In olden days, the language spoken typically in Oxford and Cambridge were regarded as the standard English, as a reference point for standardization. It is being spoken by the broadcasters, academicians on formal occasion.

Answer 7

British English is the original and the standard one

Answer 8

the anglo-saxons, NOT just the people of england. The Anglo-Saxons live in North America, Australia, South Africa as well as on a small island off the coast of Europe. They are ALL the original speakers of the language.

Answer 9

are you kidding? the English are the original speakers of the English language

Answer 10

Queens English, the Irish.