who created english or well, any other languages. and who did he or she talk to first using that language?

Answer 1

English never just 'popped' into existence. It is best described as a mongrel language - sometimes described as a low German dialect.

It is also constantly evolving. This leads to the problem of what do you mean by 'English'. I would struggle to understand much of anything from a speaker of English from 800-years ago, and a descendant of mine in another 800-years probably won't understand me - but could well consider themselves to be an English speaker.

Lastly, the human brain was probably not capable of language (sentences, tenses, etc) until about 1 to 1.5 million years ago - long before recorded or even verbal history - so we will never know for sure when language began. It could have been as recent a few tens of thousands of years ago.

It was never 'created' it simply 'evolved' - becoming more complex as our societies and civilisations did so.

Answer 2

English wasn't created straight out. It was simply evolved.

It probably started back in the days of 'cave men' when all humans could do was grunt. Humans wanted a way to more effectively communicate - to give instructions, express their emotions, and so on. So then they most likely learnt to use their tongue and mouth to form simple sounds. Not meaning to be racist, but most evidence shows that the earliest humans came from Africa, so African languages are possibly close to the original starting language (possible, I haven't actually heard much African languages).

Well over time it evolved and languages like Latin were created by the Roman Empire (though this was long after other complex languages were already in existance). However, most English words are derived from Latin, so the Romans, bringing Latin to England, caused the language to evolve to English when communicating with the English people and so on.

Answer 3

Well, someone doesn't just sit down with a pen and paper and create a language! Certain words come from different languages (Latin, Gaelic, German etc.) and are all mixed and matched together, over time the pronunciations change and languages are created! The English language didn't just happen one day, it took hundreds of years!

Answer 4

Communities created language with the common goal to communicate and therefore survive.

No one individual or group "created" a language; instead, the "seeds" of most European languages were planted via the Latin and Greek tongues, as the Roman legions colonized France (Gaul), England (Anglia) and Germany (Saxony) and beyond.

Once language was firmly in place, people spoke to their mates, their animals, their God and their children initially. There wasn't enough time for poetry or reflection, as all effort went towards survival. Even if times were flush, there still wasn't paper or pen or literacy in the sense we know it.

In time, grain stores stabilized and classes emerged in many cultures, such as the Anglo-Saxon culture. Life became a degree more predictable, and consequently, people had more time to experiment with language, writing prose and expressing thought more beautifully and poetically. In additino to mates, children, animals and neighbors, people now conversed with lawyers, artists, doctors, etc., and the arts of administration and entertainment were born.

After that, it was like spontaneous combustion.

Answer 5

William the Bastard created English as much as any one man.