The story of English language The official language

The story of English language The official language of England the UK

In about 800 BC in Britain the Celts migrated from the mainland - representatives of the Indo-Europeans. q 449's is the beginning of the German conquest: the Anglo. Saxons (Germanic tribes of Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Frisians) - the direct ancestors of modern English - got into Britain. Anglo-Saxon dialect of the Celtic language has replaced everyday use.

Examples of words borrowed from the Latin, on the mainland, before moving to Britain: Butter "butter" - from the Latin. butyrum "butter" - from the Greek. βούτυρον "butter", the last word came from the addition of two words - βους "cow“ and τυρός "cheese. “ Silk "Silk" - from the Latin. sericum "silk" - from the Greek. Σήρ "ser" (a representative of the Asian nation, famous for silk production, presumably - Chinese) or σήρ "silkworm" - presumably from the Chinese 丝 "silk".

Transmission of Anglophone names in to the Russian text is determined quite complicated system of rules, a compromise between the phonetic and orthographic systems. Many names, however, are transmitted traditionally, it is archaic, in part or in total contradiction to the rules

English nowadays The period of development of the English language, which belongs to the language of modern Britain, from the end of the XV century. A significant development was the establishment of English in the British colonies of diaspora dialects.

The English Literature History of English Literature actually includes a number of "stories" of different plans. This literature is owned by a specific socio-political era in English history and literature, reflecting a certain system of moral ideals and philosophical beliefs and literature, with its inherent internal (formal language) unity and specificity.

The greatest English playwright and poet, one of the most famous playwrights of the world, the author of at least 12 tragedies, 16 comedies, historical chronicles six - including multi-part, four-cycle of poems and 154 sonnets - William Shakespeare. v. Romeo and Juliet v. Julius Caesar v. Hamlet v. Othello v. King Lear v. Macbeth v. Antony and Cleopatra v. Twelfth Night v. Troilus and Cressida v. All's well that ends well

WHAT FOR DO WE NEED ENGLISH?

COMMUNICATION. OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH PEOPLE LIVING IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD, WHICH GAVE US THE INTERNET, YOU SHOULD USE THE MAXIMUM. TODAY, EVERYONE CAN FIND LIKE-MINDED FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES WITH WHOM HE MAY NEVER MEET, BUT THE FACT THAT IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OTHER CULTURES, IS VERY SIGNIFICANT.

Business You can create a business and without knowledge of the English language, but in the future this knowledge will bring its benefits. For example, to find a supplier of quality goods, without intermediaries, will have contact with foreigners, most of them use the English language. "Why learn English, if you can hire a translator" - asked by many. Find an interpreter is not difficult, if you have money, but who knows what he's for translation.

Education. For example, it is easier to study languages, if there is a wish. And here it is not even the fact that the basis of all programming languages is English, just adequate documentation can only be found in the original. Trainings and seminars known Western specialists in various fields, to find in Russian is very problematic. It is better to listen to the original.