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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 early 20th centuries and of the United States since the mid 20th 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. Historically, English originated from several dialects, now collectively termed Old English, which were brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers beginning in the 5th century. The language was 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 notably with the Great Vowel Shift that began in 15th-century England, and continues to adopt foreign words from a variety of languages, as well as coining new words. A significant number of English words, especially technical words, have been constructed based on roots from Latin and ancient Greek. From Wikipedia under the
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Q. Language evolves. And there are loads of other words from other countries that have no clear English counterparts or there are words which are coined, developed and gained a sense of meaning from a group of people or nation. So how can it be formally accepted by the lords of the English dictionary? What are the guidelines and the criteria? Asked by shintake - Sat Mar 7 19:56:16 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. There are no guidelines, except usage. There is no Council or Academy of the English Language, so English dictionaries (since Noah Webster, at least) are purely descriptive and not prescriptive. Pick a word, push it on your (and other people's) blog, boost it on Urban Dictionary, and with a bit of luck enough people will use it for longer than a year, and it will be picked up in a dictionary, maybe enshrined on the sacred pages of the OED. Answered by Erik Van Thienen - Sat Mar 7 20:08:07 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "English language" Quotations about the English language or some aspect of it. English is one of the most widespread and most widely spoken languages in the world. ContentsSourced
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