1. The history of language creation

It is considered the most commonly used language. More than 450 million people consider him a native. Another 600-650 million citizens use English as an additional language for communication. It is considered in demand in many countries of the world. Knowledge of the vocabulary and grammar of this language is extremely necessary in order to study abroad. Do not do without it and want to find a prestigious and highly paid job.

The creator of the most popular and popular Oxford dictionary identified 5 main events that influenced the formation of the language. It's no secret that it's almost impossible to find out exactly how language was formed. It is known that the German invaders arrived and settled in the UK in the 5th century AD. They spoke Germanic proto-language.

Specialists have a small amount of information about this period. This is due to the fact that written archives and documents of that time were not found. The formation of dialects is confirmed by the sources of the 7th-9th centuries. All of them relate to the language that Alfred the Great in the 9th century called English. Some experts believe that the development of English was influenced by Celtic. From the middle of the 9th century, Norwegian invaders settled in the UK.

It is believed that the speech of the Scandinavians strongly influenced the development of the English language. For several centuries after the Norman Conquest, significant changes took place in the English language. The inflectional system that was formed in that period is still used today. According to her, in English, the generic terminology of words is almost not used for grammar.

Borrowings from other languages are known, which eventually began to appear in the written language. In the late medieval and modern period, there were stable processes of standardization of the English language. Written and spoken language continued to change. There was a so-called great movement of vowels. From the beginning of the seventeenth century, the influence of English was felt throughout the world. Over time, it began to be used by people from different countries.