English language - Revision history

Rev 22: English language on wheels moved to English language: undo vandal move

2007-03-13T05:12:05Z

English language on wheels moved to English language: undo vandal move

Willy on Wheels: English language moved to English language on wheels: Anarchy Rules!!!

2007-03-13T01:44:36Z

English language moved to English language on wheels: Anarchy Rules!!!

86.135.221.34 at 19:06, 2 March 2007

2007-03-02T19:06:20Z

86.135.221.34 at 19:03, 2 March 2007

2007-03-02T19:03:58Z

86.135.221.34 at 19:02, 2 March 2007

2007-03-02T19:02:56Z

Beta M: added "Status of the official language in the United States of America"

2006-06-29T13:56:01Z

added "Status of the official language in the United States of America"

86.135.125.118: language of government is not the same thing as official-It may be the de facto language of law, but there is no document that explicitly states that it is the official language of the whole country.

2006-06-29T13:12:10Z

language of government is not the same thing as official-It may be the de facto language of law, but there is no document that explicitly states that it is the official language of the whole country.

Beta M: Fixed some stuff, and it is an official language, all the government documents are in english

2006-06-28T19:14:37Z

Fixed some stuff, and it *is* an official language, all the government documents are in english

86.135.125.118: removed myth about English being a "mixture", explained true history briefly; also the US has no official language

2006-06-28T15:25:09Z

removed myth about English being a "mixture", explained true history briefly; also the US has no official language

beta m at 11:14, 10 August 2005

2005-08-10T11:14:07Z

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−	'''English''' is one of the most commonly spoken in the world. It is impossible to tell exactly how many people speak English, but it is believed that ~~at least 500~~ million speak it as their ~~main~~ language, and a billion more ~~know how to speak~~ it. It is a West Germanic language that arose among Anglo-Saxon immigrant communities to Britain during the Migrations period. The language went through a creolization process through contact with Old Norse, and later incorperated much Norman French due to the take-over of England by William the Conqueror in [[1066]]. The language also has many Latinate roots, due to a propensity for borrowing from [[Latin language\|Latin]] for the construction of new words rather than deriving them from native Germanic roots. Because Britain colonized many places such as parts of [[North America]] and the whole of [[Australia]], and enforced their rule on native peoples in [[Africa]] and [[India]], among others, English was spread very far. Though not every country that was part of this [[British Empire]] adopted English, the two largest areas that where colonized by English speaking British peoples, the United States and Australia, now have a majority of English speakers.	+	'''English''' is one of the most commonly spoken in the world. It is impossible to tell exactly how many people speak English, but it is believed that around 380 million speak it as their native language, and a billion more have some knowledge of it. It is a West Germanic language that arose among Anglo-Saxon immigrant communities to Britain during the Migrations period. The language went through a creolization process through contact with Old Norse, and later incorperated much Norman French due to the take-over of England by William the Conqueror in [[1066]]. The language also has many Latinate roots, due to a propensity for borrowing from [[Latin language\|Latin]] for the construction of new words rather than deriving them from native Germanic roots. Because Britain colonized many places such as parts of [[North America]] and the whole of [[Australia]], and enforced their rule on native peoples in [[Africa]] and [[India]], among others, English was spread very far. Though not every country that was part of this [[British Empire]] adopted English, the two largest areas that where colonized by English speaking British peoples, the United States and Australia, now have a majority of English speakers.

	Some hope that eventually everyone in the world will learn to speak English which they claim would result in better understanding among the people of the world. Others, however, believe that dominance of English oppresses cultures' rights to their own languages and is a form of [[eurocentrism]].		Some hope that eventually everyone in the world will learn to speak English which they claim would result in better understanding among the people of the world. Others, however, believe that dominance of English oppresses cultures' rights to their own languages and is a form of [[eurocentrism]].

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−	'''English''' is one of the most commonly spoken in the world. It is impossible to tell exactly how many people speak English, but it is believed that at least 500 million speak it as their main language, and a billion more know how to speak it. It is a West Germanic language that ~~arised~~ among Anglo-Saxon immigrant communities to Britain during the Migrations period. The language went through a creolization process through contact with Old Norse, and later incorperated much Norman French due to the take-over of England by William the Conqueror in [[1066]]. The language also has many Latinate roots, due to a propensity for borrowing from [[Latin language\|Latin]] for the construction of new words rather than deriving them from native Germanic roots. Because Britain colonized many places such as parts of [[North America]] and the whole of [[Australia]], and enforced their rule on native peoples in [[Africa]] and [[India]], among others, English was spread very far. Though not every country that was part of this [[British Empire]] adopted English, the two largest areas that where colonized by English speaking British peoples, the United States and Australia, now have a majority of English speakers.	+	'''English''' is one of the most commonly spoken in the world. It is impossible to tell exactly how many people speak English, but it is believed that at least 500 million speak it as their main language, and a billion more know how to speak it. It is a West Germanic language that arose among Anglo-Saxon immigrant communities to Britain during the Migrations period. The language went through a creolization process through contact with Old Norse, and later incorperated much Norman French due to the take-over of England by William the Conqueror in [[1066]]. The language also has many Latinate roots, due to a propensity for borrowing from [[Latin language\|Latin]] for the construction of new words rather than deriving them from native Germanic roots. Because Britain colonized many places such as parts of [[North America]] and the whole of [[Australia]], and enforced their rule on native peoples in [[Africa]] and [[India]], among others, English was spread very far. Though not every country that was part of this [[British Empire]] adopted English, the two largest areas that where colonized by English speaking British peoples, the United States and Australia, now have a majority of English speakers.

	Some hope that eventually everyone in the world will learn to speak English which they claim would result in better understanding among the people of the world. Others, however, believe that dominance of English oppresses cultures' rights to their own languages and is a form of [[eurocentrism]].		Some hope that eventually everyone in the world will learn to speak English which they claim would result in better understanding among the people of the world. Others, however, believe that dominance of English oppresses cultures' rights to their own languages and is a form of [[eurocentrism]].

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 '''English''' is one of the most commonly spoken in the world. It is impossible to tell exactly how many people speak English, but it is believed that at least 500 million speak it as their main language, and a billion more know how to speak it. It is a West Germanic language that arised among Anglo-Saxon immigrant communities to Britain during the Migrations period. The language went through a creolization process through contact with Old Norse, and later incorperated much Norman French due to the take-over of England by William the Conqueror in [[1066]]. The language also has many Latinate roots, due to a propensity for borrowing from [[Latin language|Latin]] for the construction of new words rather than deriving them from native Germanic roots. Because Britain colonized many places such as parts of [[North America]] and the whole of [[Australia]], and enforced their rule on native peoples in [[Africa]] and [[India]], among others, English was spread very far. Though not every country that was part of this [[British Empire]] adopted English, the two largest areas that where colonized by English speaking British peoples, the United States and Australia, now have a majority of English speakers.
-Many hope that eventually everyone in the world will learn to speak English which will result in better understanding among the people of the world. Others, however, believe that the dominance of English is oppressing peoples who wish to maintain their own languages and is a form of [[eurocentrism]].
+Some hope that eventually everyone in the world will learn to speak English which they claim would result in better understanding among the people of the world. Others, however, believe that dominance of English oppresses cultures' rights to their own languages and is a form of [[eurocentrism]].
 ==Status of the official language in the [[United States of America]]==

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 Many hope that eventually everyone in the world will learn to speak English which will result in better understanding among the people of the world. Others, however, believe that the dominance of English is oppressing peoples who wish to maintain their own languages and is a form of [[eurocentrism]].
 ==Types of English language==
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 * [[International English language]]
 [[Category:Languages]]

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−	'''English''' is one of the most commonly spoken in the world. It is impossible to tell exactly how many people speak English, but it is believed that at least 500 million speak it as their main language, and a billion more know how to speak it. It is a West Germanic language that arised among Anglo-Saxon immigrant communities to Britain during the Migrations period. The language went through a creolization process through contact with Old Norse, and later incorperated much Norman French due to the take-over of England by William the Conqueror in [[1066]]. The language also has many Latinate roots, due to a propensity for borrowing from [[Latin language\|Latin]] for the construction of new words rather than deriving them from native Germanic roots. Because Britain colonized many places such as parts of [[North America]] and the whole of [[Australia]], and enforced their rule on native peoples in [[Africa]] and [[India]], among others, English was spread very far. Though not every country that was part of this [[British Empire]] adopted English, the two largest areas that where colonized by English speaking British peoples, the United States and Australia, now have a majority of English speakers ~~and it is the [[official language]] in those countries~~.	+	'''English''' is one of the most commonly spoken in the world. It is impossible to tell exactly how many people speak English, but it is believed that at least 500 million speak it as their main language, and a billion more know how to speak it. It is a West Germanic language that arised among Anglo-Saxon immigrant communities to Britain during the Migrations period. The language went through a creolization process through contact with Old Norse, and later incorperated much Norman French due to the take-over of England by William the Conqueror in [[1066]]. The language also has many Latinate roots, due to a propensity for borrowing from [[Latin language\|Latin]] for the construction of new words rather than deriving them from native Germanic roots. Because Britain colonized many places such as parts of [[North America]] and the whole of [[Australia]], and enforced their rule on native peoples in [[Africa]] and [[India]], among others, English was spread very far. Though not every country that was part of this [[British Empire]] adopted English, the two largest areas that where colonized by English speaking British peoples, the United States and Australia, now have a majority of English speakers.

	Many hope that eventually everyone in the world will learn to speak English which will result in better understanding among the people of the world. Others, however, believe that the dominance of English is oppressing peoples who wish to maintain their own languages and is a form of [[eurocentrism]].		Many hope that eventually everyone in the world will learn to speak English which will result in better understanding among the people of the world. Others, however, believe that the dominance of English is oppressing peoples who wish to maintain their own languages and is a form of [[eurocentrism]].

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−	'''English''' is one of the most commonly spoken in the world. It is impossible to tell exactly how many people speak English, but it is believed that at least 500 million speak it as their main language, and a billion more know how to speak it. It is a West Germanic language that arised among Anglo-Saxon immigrant communities to Britain during the Migrations period. The language went through a creolization process through contact with Old Norse, and later incorperated much Norman French due to the take-over of England by William the Conqueror in 1066. The language also has many Latinate roots, due to a propensity for borrowing from Latin for the construction of new words rather than deriving them from native Germanic roots. Because Britain colonized many places such as North America and Australia, and enforced their rule on native peoples in Africa and India, among others, English was spread very far. Though not every country that was part of this [[British Empire]] adopted English, the two largest areas that where colonized by English speaking British peoples, the United States and Australia, now have a majority of English speakers. Many hope that eventually everyone in the world will learn to speak English which will result in better understanding among the people of the world. Others, however, believe that the dominance of English is oppressing peoples who wish to maintain their own languages.	+	'''English''' is one of the most commonly spoken in the world. It is impossible to tell exactly how many people speak English, but it is believed that at least 500 million speak it as their main language, and a billion more know how to speak it. It is a West Germanic language that arised among Anglo-Saxon immigrant communities to Britain during the Migrations period. The language went through a creolization process through contact with Old Norse, and later incorperated much Norman French due to the take-over of England by William the Conqueror in [[1066]]. The language also has many Latinate roots, due to a propensity for borrowing from [[Latin language\|Latin]] for the construction of new words rather than deriving them from native Germanic roots. Because Britain colonized many places such as parts of [[North America]] and the whole of [[Australia]], and enforced their rule on native peoples in [[Africa]] and [[India]], among others, English was spread very far. Though not every country that was part of this [[British Empire]] adopted English, the two largest areas that where colonized by English speaking British peoples, the United States and Australia, now have a majority of English speakers and it is the [[official language]] in those countries.
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		+	Many hope that eventually everyone in the world will learn to speak English which will result in better understanding among the people of the world. Others, however, believe that the dominance of English is oppressing peoples who wish to maintain their own languages and is a form of [[eurocentrism]].

	==Types of English language==		==Types of English language==

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−	'''English''' is one of the most commonly spoken in the world. It is impossible to tell exactly how many people speak English, but it is believed that at least 500 million speak it as their main language, and a billion more know how to speak it. It ~~evolved in England between the twelfth and seventeenth centuries from the French,~~ Anglo-Saxon and Latin ~~languages~~. Because Britain colonized many places in North America, Australia, Africa and India, among others, English was spread very far. Though not every country ~~colonized by Britain~~ adopted English ~~as its official language~~, the ~~most powerful governments to result from~~ British ~~colonization~~, the United States and Australia, ~~did so~~. Many hope that eventually everyone in the world will learn to speak English which will result in better understanding among the people of the world. Others, however, believe that the dominance of English is oppressing ~~people~~ who wish to maintain their own languages.	+	'''English''' is one of the most commonly spoken in the world. It is impossible to tell exactly how many people speak English, but it is believed that at least 500 million speak it as their main language, and a billion more know how to speak it. It is a West Germanic language that arised among Anglo-Saxon immigrant communities to Britain during the Migrations period. The language went through a creolization process through contact with Old Norse, and later incorperated much Norman French due to the take-over of England by William the Conqueror in 1066. The language also has many Latinate roots, due to a propensity for borrowing from Latin for the construction of new words rather than deriving them from native Germanic roots. Because Britain colonized many places such as North America and Australia, and enforced their rule on native peoples in Africa and India, among others, English was spread very far. Though not every country that was part of this [[British Empire]] adopted English, the two largest areas that where colonized by English speaking British peoples, the United States and Australia, now have a majority of English speakers. Many hope that eventually everyone in the world will learn to speak English which will result in better understanding among the people of the world. Others, however, believe that the dominance of English is oppressing peoples who wish to maintain their own languages.

	==Types of English language==		==Types of English language==

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	'''English''' is one of the most commonly spoken in the world. It is impossible to tell exactly how many people speak English, but it is believed that at least 500 million speak it as their main language, and a billion more know how to speak it. It evolved in England between the twelfth and seventeenth centuries from the French, Anglo-Saxon and Latin languages. Because Britain colonized many places in North America, Australia, Africa and India, among others, English was spread very far. Though not every country colonized by Britain adopted English as its official language, the most powerful governments to result from British colonization, the United States and Australia, did so. Many hope that eventually everyone in the world will learn to speak English which will result in better understanding among the people of the world. Others, however, believe that the dominance of English is oppressing people who wish to maintain their own languages.		'''English''' is one of the most commonly spoken in the world. It is impossible to tell exactly how many people speak English, but it is believed that at least 500 million speak it as their main language, and a billion more know how to speak it. It evolved in England between the twelfth and seventeenth centuries from the French, Anglo-Saxon and Latin languages. Because Britain colonized many places in North America, Australia, Africa and India, among others, English was spread very far. Though not every country colonized by Britain adopted English as its official language, the most powerful governments to result from British colonization, the United States and Australia, did so. Many hope that eventually everyone in the world will learn to speak English which will result in better understanding among the people of the world. Others, however, believe that the dominance of English is oppressing people who wish to maintain their own languages.
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		+	==Types of English language==
		+	* [[American English language]]
		+	* [[British English language]]
		+	* [[Australian English language]]
		+	* [[International English language]]
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		+	[[Category:Languages]]