When the English Language was invented?

Answer 1

To really understand the answer to this, you need to know some of the history of Britain.

The English language did not appear as it is now at any one time, it is a mixture of words taken from many different languages, such as Latin, Norse, Norman French, Anglo Saxon, Celtic, and Gaelic.

Over the years, it also evolved from early English, through middle English, which was the English of Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales, into modern English around the time of the Tudor Monarchs and Shakespeare, though I'm sure there are many people who find Shakespeare's flowery prose far from modern.

When Britain built it's empire, it imported many words from the languages of the people who became it's subjects. For instance pyjamas, dungarees, khaki, and bungalow are hindi names from India. Some Italian words, such as pasta and spaghetti are now part of the English language.

The word order in sentences, positions of verbs, and the fact that unlike many european languages we do not have genders, is mainly from the influence of the Scandanavians.

So, basically, there is no simple answer to your question. English grew and evolved over centuries and is still changing and evolving today.

Answer 2

Never. The English language was not invented. It was an offshoot of what is called Indo-European. It is a member of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family. It evolved over time into English, particularly with the help of a huge influx of French words and grammatical pressure due to the influence of William the Conqueror and his invasion of England.

Answer 3

English is an Anglo-Frisian language. Germanic-speaking peoples from northwest Germany (Saxons and Angles) and Jutland (Jutes) invaded what is now known as Eastern England around the fifth century AD. It is a matter of debate whether the Old English language spread by displacement of the original population, or the native Celts gradually adopted the language and culture of a new ruling class, or a combination of both of these processes. Whatever their origin, these Germanic dialects eventually to a degree formed what is today called Old English, which resembled some coastal dialects in what are now northwest Germany and the Netherlands. Throughout the history of written Old English, it retained a synthetic structure closer to that of Proto-Indo-European, largely adopting West Saxon scribal conventions, while spoken Old English became increasingly analytic in nature, losing the more complex noun case system, relying more heavily on prepositions and fixed word order to convey meaning. This is evident in the Middle English period, when literature was to an increasing extent recorded with spoken dialectal variation intact, after written Old English lost its status as the literary language of the nobility. The early development of the language was influenced by a Celtic substratum. Later, it was influenced by the related North Germanic language Old Norse, spoken by the Vikings who settled mainly in the north and the east coast down to London, the area known as the Danelaw.
The Norman Conquest of England in 1066 profoundly influenced the evolution of the language. For about 300 years after this, the Normans used Anglo-Norman, which was close to Old French, as the language of the court, law and administration. A large number of Norman words found their way into Old English, particularly those in the legal and administrative fields. Later, many words were borrowed directly from Latin and Greek, leaving a parallel vocabulary that persists into modern times. The Norman influence gave rise to what is now referred to as Middle English.
During the 15th century, Middle English was transformed by the Great Vowel Shift, the spread of a standardised London-based dialect in government and administration, and the standardising effect of printing. Early Modern English can be traced back to around the time of William Shakespeare.

Answer 4

Well, it began, once upon a time, when the Romans withdrew from England, many foreigners were brought as serfs, including Anglos, Saxons, and some other tribes.
From the language of these serfs came the basic Anglo Saxon that later was dominated by William, duke of Normandy, in 1066, when the Hastings' battle occurred, defeating king Harold and leaving William as king of England

Answer 5

It wasn't invented. It evolved -- came into being. And when I correct anyone's grammar or syntax they look me in the eye and tell me that it's still evolving and that they are simply more modern than I am!

It is a mongrel language, accumulating words from here, there and everywhere. We have a lot of Italian words in English. Here is a little list for you. http://www.krysstal.com/borrow_italian.html

Answer 6

Would have to say yes....... Fundamentalists fear and despise beliefs that differ from their own. That is the motive that drives many fundamentalists to speak ill of the Catholic Church. From my experience with fundamentalists very few of them know what the Catholic Church teaches. Yet they will tell Catholic Christians what they think Catholics believe; usually they are completely wrong when they try to describe Catholic beliefs. I think that is probably because their ideas about Catholic faith are picked up in conversation or from anti-catholic literature - like Jack Chick comics etc

Answer 7

British English is a mixture of:

Germanic, Latin, Gaelic, French.


so it formed and sotfened from there...

for example: Constable (Germanic) = counts stable, or keepers of the stable

Answer 8

It has grown and changed over 2000 yrs, you lot invaded us in 55BC and Latin is at the base of most of our language, plus a little German and French and Scandinavian, it goes on and on.

Answer 9

Shortly after England was invented..

Answer 10

ciao amico anche te italiano?!?!
The English Language come from Latin and greek. For exemple think to the word "match": It comes to μαχομαί.
So the english was born with the big conquest.