Who invented English?

English, that is, the language of Britain, and Putonghua in Britain are all cockney accents with secretive accents.

English is the most common language in the world at present, because Britain was very strong at that time. It is conceivable that if China maintains its dominant position in the world for nearly three centuries, the most important common language in the world will be Chinese.

At present, English is the mother tongue of Britain, and English is also the official language of British countries, British colonies, the United States, and even Asian countries such as India and Singapore. Of course, this was related to British colonialism at that time, which showed that English was widely used in every corner of the world.

English is the first language in the following countries and regions: Australia, Bahamas, Ireland, Barbados, Bermuda, Guyana, Jamaica, New Zealand, St. Christopher and Nevis, Trinidad and Tobago, Britain and the United States.

English is the main language in Brazil (with Portuguese), Canada (with French), Dominica, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and Grenada (with French), Micronesia (Federated States of), Ireland (with Irish), Liberia (with African languages), Singapore and South Africa (with Afrikaans and other African languages).

English is the official language of Fiji, Ghana, Gambia, Hong Kong, India, Kiribati, Lesotho, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Malta, Marshall Islands, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Besides, in Europe and Japan, English is the most commonly used language for learning as a foreign language (32.6%), followed by French, German and Spanish.

English source:

English belongs to the west Germanic branch of Germanic family in Indo-European language family, which evolved from the languages spoken by Anglo-Saxon Germanic tribes and jute tribes who immigrated from the European continent in ancient times and spread to all parts of the world through active British colonization. According to the number of native English speakers, English may be the third or fourth largest language in the world (322,000,000 people in 1999), but it is the most widely used second language in the world. The leading position of Britain and America in culture, economy, military, politics and science in the last two centuries has made English an international language. English is one of the working languages of the United Nations.

The closest thing to English is undoubtedly Frisian, which is still spoken by about 500,000 people in Frisian province in the north of the Netherlands. Some people think Scottish is an independent language close to English, while others think it is a dialect of English. Scottish has traditionally been regarded as an independent language (some people even think that Ebnik is an independent language, but this is controversial). Besides Frisian, the closest thing to English is the low Saxon language in eastern Netherlands and northern Germany. Other related languages include Dutch, Afrikaans and German. 1 1 century Norman conquest of England brought a large number of French words, which greatly enriched English.

British history:

Early Germanic tribes (Fries, Angles, Saxons and Jutes) immigrated to England, and English was passed down from their language changes. According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, around 449 AD, King Votigan of the British Isles invited "Anglo-Saxon relatives" to help him fight against the Picts. In return, he gave the territory to the southeast corner. Then he sought further support, and Saxons, Angles and Jutes came one after another. Chronicles record that these "immigrants" eventually established seven kingdoms: Northumbria, Mercia, East Anglia, Kent, Essex, Sussex and Wessex.

After the Germanic invasion, they ruled the local Celts, and the local languages mainly remained in Scotland, Wales, Cornwall and Ireland. The language of these invaders gradually formed "Old English", which is very similar to modern Frisian. English, England and East Anglia are three words developed from the vocabulary describing the Angles: English, Angelcynn and English Alan.

1066 for 300 years after the Norman conquest, the king of England only spoke French. So a large number of French words entered Old English, and Old English itself lost most of its twists and turns and evolved into Middle English. The vowel movement around 1500 transforms Middle English into modern English. The most famous literary work in Old English is Beowulf, while the most famous literary work in Middle English is Canterbury Tales.

Modern English began to flourish in Shakespeare's time. Some scholars divided it into early modern English and late modern English, and the dividing line was about 1800. With the British occupation and colonization of most parts of the world, the local language has greatly influenced the development of English.

syllable

English words are composed of letters, and letters form syllables. Some words contain one syllable, while others contain two, three or more syllables, which are called monosyllabic words, disyllabic words and disyllabic words respectively. Monosyllabic words are usually stressed when they exist alone. Disyllabic and polysyllabic words generally have only one syllable stressed. Besides stressed syllables, polysyllabic words sometimes have a second stressed syllable.

The core of a syllable is a vowel, which is expressed by one or several vowels.

Understand the meaning of opening syllables and closing knots.

(1) open syllable (divided into absolute open syllable and relative open syllable)

A stressed syllable ending in a vowel letter is called an open syllable, or an absolutely open syllable. This vowel sounds its own sound, that is, I, go, my table, student, me, no, hi, he.

(2) A stressed syllable containing a vowel followed by a consonant (except R) and a silent letter E is also called an open syllable, or a relatively open syllable. That is, the syllable ending with "a vowel letter+a consonant letter +e (silent)" is called a relatively open syllable. This vowel also reads its own sound (name sound). Such as bicycles, noses, planes and faces.

(2) Closed syllables

A stressed syllable containing a vowel letter and ending with a consonant letter (except R, W) is called a closed syllable. That is, a syllable ending with "a vowel letter+one or more consonants" is called a closed syllable. For example, now, desk, now, no, bus and so on. The vowel letter in this syllable is not the letter itself, but its "short sound". That is, a hair [? ], e hair, I hair, o hair.

Vowel letters are pronounced with specific short sounds in closed syllables.

English development

Three stages of the development of modern English

The first generation of British English British English 160 1 British Shakespeare, the foundation of modern English.

Second generation American English 183 1 year Webster's, the norm of modern English.

The Third Generation International English World English 1995 China New World International, the development of modern English-the third milestone in the history of the development of modern English in the world! English evolved from Latin!