The History of the English Language...by Ray Cook

'Do you speak English?'  Is one of the most commonly asked questions by tourists from England, Canada, and America. English it’s the language of business, investigation, international relations and so on. English arrived in England during the 5^th century. Britain was invaded and colonised by Germanic peoples, Angles and the Saxons who spoke this language.

English became the common language in England until the 10^th century when the grandson of Alfred the Great conquered all the kingdoms. English is the primary language of Britain, the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and many other British colonies. It is also spoken as a first or second language in South Africa, West Africa, the Pacific Islands and Northern Europe.

Middle English is still a Germanic language. The basic grammar of Middle English vocabulary is Anglo-Saxon. The rise of the British world dominance from the 17th century forward spread English to the New World.

English language has achieved a major role in this “globalization” and it has become the prime language of choice for communication by many different countries. If you can speak English it’s a good way to communicate in business. Communication it’s a key to success in a business. It is very important for the individuals to fluently speak or at least understand English in order to survive in the corporate environment. English is the primary language of global trade and commerce.

The main purpose of this article is to inform all the readers, which are the audience, about the history of English, about how it began. All the origins, the Middle English, and Shakespeare’s English. Also about how English had become a global language and it’s spread around the world.

I think that English it’s great to know a little bit about how English started and about how it became a global language. Also I think that this author it’s only focusing in the origins. It would be wonderful that he includes more things to persuade people to continue learning more about English. Maybe the readers can understand reading but speaking it will be difficult to them. I think that a good aspect it’s to motivate people to continue learning English because nowadays it’s very helpful. In my opinion, I think that learning a new language opens up a whole new culture. A foreign language gives us access to another culture, and our lives take on a new dimension. It’s wonderful to know another language and not only you mother tongue. So, I think that in articles people should persuade people to investigate about the advantages you can have if you learn another language.