English Language

Also Known As: English language,Sekgoa,English,Anglit Description: English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England. As a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire during the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries and of the United States since the late 19th century, it has become the lingua franca in many parts of the world. It is used extensively as a second language and as an official language in Commonwealth countries and many international organizations, where it is often the preferred language. Historically, English originated from several dialects, now called Old English, which were brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers beginning in the 5th century. The language was heavily influenced by the Old Norse language of Viking invaders. After the Norman conquest, Old English developed into Middle English, borrowing heavily from the Norman (Anglo-French) vocabulary and spelling conventions. Modern English developed from there and continues to adopt foreign words, especially from Latin and Greek. Modern English, sometimes described as the first global lingua franca, is the dominant international language in communications, science, business, aviation,..... full article at Wikipedia Location of English Language Speakers <googlemap zoom="1" width=400 height=300 lat="5.805849" lon="16.386334" type="map"> -15.950000, -5.700000, Saint Helena 13.159433, -59.529963, Barbados -25.066700, -130.100000, Pitcairn Islands 15.405823, -61.360740, Dominica -2.024122, 29.669509, Rwanda 50.370556, -4.139722, Montserrat 11.872789, 122.861328, Philippines -0.425170, 36.751730, Kenya -18.166667, 178.450000, Fiji 1.366700, 103.750000, Singapore 9.496895, 36.896062, Ethiopia 35.899720, 14.517200, Malta -8.938927, 159.530469, Solomon Islands 17.050000, -61.800000, Antigua and Barbuda 49.466700, -2.583300, Guernsey 53.114246, -2.577114, United Kingdom 6.363578, -9.465875, Liberia 54.147275, -4.688800, Isle of Man -5.694357, 36.322347, Tanzania 18.131494, -77.273558, Jamaica 32.016245, 71.692582, Pakistan 18.261291, -66.436026, Puerto Rico 22.300000, 114.166667, Hong Kong 13.199162, -61.210878, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -5.905399, 147.407956, Papua New Guinea 24.319604, -76.276473, The Bahamas 1.102731, 32.396840, Uganda -21.739118, 17.214583, Namibia 5.355278, 100.308056, Cayman Islands 6.348961, -58.581958, Guyana 13.898854, -60.968175, Saint Lucia 7.175000, 152.829175, Federated States of Micronesia -13.719497, 28.243254, Zambia -29.819142, 25.349897, South Africa 17.478931, -88.516226, Belize 5.129569, 11.438057, Cameroon -51.696000, -57.812000, Falkland Islands -29.549469, 28.185139, Lesotho 56.757747, -86.419563, Canada 36.143000, -5.353000, Gibraltar 4.816661, 114.769450, Brunei Darussalam 40.423000, -98.737224, United States 17.282737, -62.718213, Saint Kitts and Nevis -17.750000, 168.300000, Vanuatu 51.894400, 1.482500, Sealand 7.565346, 80.430341, Sri Lanka 18.291173, 103.606859, Laos -54.283333, -36.500000, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands -20.162507, 58.290276, Mauritius -22.990631, 25.155738, Botswana -6.000000, 71.500000, British Indian Ocean Territory 7.448999, -0.905564, Ghana 8.473128, -12.246451, Sierra Leone -13.774512, -172.042777, Samoa 10.552593, -61.315196, Trinidad and Tobago 18.500000, -64.500000, British Virgin Islands 4.193601, 103.724932, Malaysia 18.220600, -63.068600, Anguilla 21.767890, 78.871761, India -26.647450, 31.551572, Swaziland 18.333300, -64.833300, United States Virgin Islands 1.333333, 173.000000, Kiribati 7.621857, 6.974333, Nigeria 12.282586, -61.717017, Grenada -41.439542, 172.193587, New Zealand 13.417088, -15.952271, The Gambia -18.863981, 30.333892, Zimbabwe -32.345623, 141.434598, Australia</googlemap> Rosetta Document Collection Color: 1 (download) (browse) Detailed Description: 1 (download) (browse) Genesis Translation: 1 (download) (browse) 2 (download) (browse) Orthography: 1 (download) (browse) Phonology: 1 (download) (browse) Universal Declaration Of Human Rights: 1 (download) (browse) Vocabulary: 1 (download) (browse) 2 (download) (browse) 3 (download) (browse)

Overview Main Country: United Kingdom Spoken In: Countries: Australia, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Brunei Darussalam, Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Falkland Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, The Gambia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guernsey, Guyana, Hong Kong, India, Isle of Man, Jamaica, Jersey, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Liberia, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Montserrat, Namibia, Nauru, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Samoa, Solomon Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, South Africa, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, United States Virgin Islands, Zambia, Zimbabwe, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Vanuatu, Malaysia, Ethiopia, Tuvalu, Laos, Sealand, Territory of New Guinea, Territory of Papua and New Guinea ISO 639-1 Code: en ISO 639-2 Code: eng ISO 639-3 Code: eng Classification Taxonomy All Languages   Indo-European Group     Germanic Group       West Germanic Group         English Group           English Language