brief history of the english language

asia international university independent work subject : introduction to the roman german philology theme :brief history of the english language english is a west germanic language that descended from anglo-frisian dialects introduced to britain by three germanic tribes, the angles, the saxons, and the jutes. these warlike tribes invaded and settled on the island during the 5th and 6th centuries ad, pushing native celtic-speaking inhabitants to the north and west (present-day scotland, wales, and cornwall). over time the angles, the saxons, and the jutes mixed their various germanic dialects, creating what is today known as old english, the first stage in the history of the english language. originally, the words england and english derived from the old english word angle-land, …

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