English as a global language
English as a Global Language
English was first spoken in Medieval England, what we now know as England, by the Angles and the Saxons. At the end of the 16th century there was about 5-7 million people who talked English in England. English is now the language that is most widely used in the whole wide world. Except the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, there are a lot of Caribbean nations who use English as a first language too. I will show how and where English are used today. I will also show how this happened by writing a little around the English language’s history. English is spoken by countries as the United States, Nigeria, Australia, India and Canada caused by the British Empire, and I will show how this affected India.
The first invaders in Britain were the Celts. They arrived in year 700 before Christ, and came from central Europe and Belgium. In the years between 1700 and 1800 the British Empire was the biggest and the most powerful Empire in the world. The English empire placed colonies almost everywhere in the world.
By the year 1800, the English language had spread all over the British Empire. The British started to form their language, and got different accents and dialects. So did the colonies of the British Empire. ‘’Dialects’’ like American-, Indian-, South-African and Australian- English was developed. When the British started to spread over the whole world, the English language came with them.
After the Second World War, Britain was left more or less bankrupt. In 1946 they were saved by a loan they got from the US (4.33 billion USD). When they got bankrupt, many of the colonies became independent. Still there were many people from different places in the world staying in Britain.
That Britain is a multicultural country today can be explained with the country’s history. Back in year 700 BC the Celts, Angles, Jutes and Vikings came to The English Empire. Also the Romans and the French
English was first spoken in Medieval England, what we now know as England, by the Angles and the Saxons. At the end of the 16th century there was about 5-7 million people who talked English in England. English is now the language that is most widely used in the whole wide world. Except the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, there are a lot of Caribbean nations who use English as a first language too. I will show how and where English are used today. I will also show how this happened by writing a little around the English language’s history. English is spoken by countries as the United States, Nigeria, Australia, India and Canada caused by the British Empire, and I will show how this affected India.
The first invaders in Britain were the Celts. They arrived in year 700 before Christ, and came from central Europe and Belgium. In the years between 1700 and 1800 the British Empire was the biggest and the most powerful Empire in the world. The English empire placed colonies almost everywhere in the world.
By the year 1800, the English language had spread all over the British Empire. The British started to form their language, and got different accents and dialects. So did the colonies of the British Empire. ‘’Dialects’’ like American-, Indian-, South-African and Australian- English was developed. When the British started to spread over the whole world, the English language came with them.
After the Second World War, Britain was left more or less bankrupt. In 1946 they were saved by a loan they got from the US (4.33 billion USD). When they got bankrupt, many of the colonies became independent. Still there were many people from different places in the world staying in Britain.
That Britain is a multicultural country today can be explained with the country’s history. Back in year 700 BC the Celts, Angles, Jutes and Vikings came to The English Empire. Also the Romans and the French