The History of the English Language.. by Lucy Rucker

How Did the English Language Begin?

English is a West Germanic language it has been widely dispersed around the world. English has acquired the use as a lingua franca in many regions. Lingua franca it’s the language that is used in communication between persons not sharing the same mother tongue.

The history of the English language can be traced back to the arrival of three Germanic tribes to the British Isles. These Germanic tribes are Angles, Saxons and Jutes that crossed the North Sea from what is today Denmark and northern Germany during the 5^th Century. The Angles were named from Engle that it’s their land of origin. That it’s why “England” is called like that “Engla Land” “Angle Land”.

Modern English began around the 16th Century and like all languages, is still changing. For most of the people around the world English it’s a very useful language to communicate between other countries.

This article was written for all teenagers, English learners, teachers and native speakers that want to know how does English started to flow.

The purpose of this article was to inform about the history of the English language. English has come along way from Britain and through the centuries to come, it will continue to change. The tone of this article it’s formal because it’s to inform something and it needs to be written in a formal language.

English is still found difficult, in England some English words are written in different way as in the United States. Also, the pronunciation and the meaning of some words may be different from the place where you live to another place that also has English as their mother tongue. The West side of our country have their own system of words, just as the East, North and South do. People from one country don’t understand the way some people talk English. For people that are trying to learn English as another language, for example, Mexicans may be difficult to understand them.

In my opinion, I agreed to learn English because it’s a global language. Learning another language opens your mind. Wherever you go, where they speak a different language than yours, the English will be your main tool of communication. It also opens up possibilities, because sometimes, in the workplace, English is a key to move up. I think that if you are interested in overcoming every day, English is a step in this overcoming.