who actually created the english language.. any facts or smart guesses??
2007-01-12 03:43:39 · 9 answers · asked by WM 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Drinking late one night in 1634 (the actual date is uncertain) Rudolph Engel and Joseph Sptiz of Hamburg Germany developed what many consider to be the first use of the English language. What began as a simple game was widely acclaimed for it's less-gutteral tones and richness of vocabulary. Of course modern English has changed considerably since then before Engel and Spitz, there was no English. Interestingly, England was created in 1703 as a place for users of the new language to settle (the German-purists were tired of the superior attitude of the English speakers and everyone agreed it would be better if they parted ways)
2007-01-12 05:36:34 · answer #1 · answered by Tony 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is not a guess:
English is a combination of German and French. The Anglo/Saxons arrived from Germany to what is now Great Britain and brought their language. It mixed with the Gaelic that the natives spoke. Eventually, the country(ies) were invaded by Norman conquerers who brought French with them. This is why Middle English sounds so much like German (check out Beowulf) and so many (as many as 2/3) of English words have French origin.
2007-01-12 03:48:17 · answer #2 · answered by pinwheelbandit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was not "created". It evolved. One distant set of "grunts" to which it's been traced is called Indo-European, a fascinating "language" whose roots are the source of both Germanic languages (such as English) and Latinate languages (such as Spanish and French). See the American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European roots if you're really interested or bored someday and have time to spend...
2007-01-12 03:50:45 · answer #3 · answered by fjpoblam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no such thing as 'English Language'. No one invented it.
It is a fantastic mix of several languages, using and half using rules of construction from different sources. English 'happened' and reflects the history of the British Isles. Its still changing. Words have changed meaning completly and now mean the opposite of what they did.
Try reading a copy of the 'Times' from the 1960's and compare it with what we have now.
2007-01-12 03:52:13 · answer #4 · answered by philip_jones2003 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No language is created (apart from Esperanto). It is an ever evolving process.
But English has it roots in Latin, French, the Scandinavian languages and German.
2007-01-12 03:48:06 · answer #5 · answered by Superdog 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It derives from many languages, mostly German, I think.
2007-01-12 03:46:36 · answer #6 · answered by . 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah its derived from so many languages latin, west german, greek and french...
2007-01-12 03:51:21 · answer #7 · answered by Happy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://ebbs.english.vt.edu/hel/hel.html
2007-01-12 03:54:01 · answer #8 · answered by Dendryte88 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
umm....the english.
you know, the blokes on the other side of the pond.
2007-01-12 03:45:56 · answer #9 · answered by Sgt. Pepper 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋