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Published: 13.01.2006.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'The History of the English Language', 1.
Extract

The English language has had an adventure in many respects, and has been very near extinction. The original language is undistinguishable from the language that we speak today. Although the language is very deeply rooted in the Latin language it has managed to retain much of its Germanic qualities. Today the language is about sixty percent Germanic and forty percent Romantic.
The beginning of English started with the Scandinavian people when they landed in Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries A.D. This is, at least, the point in which we know of the English language being used. …

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