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The English language arrived in England from Northern Europe, and it spread quickly to other countries or locations.

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The Anglo-Saxons came and were among the first, together with other cultures

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Some words come from Latin, and the Vikings also contributed with the word mix to add to the vocabulary of that young language.

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The Norman Conquest

Some words came from the peasants or ordinary people, while others were used by the French. For example

Pig (common people) = pork (French)

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Shakespeare introduced around 2,000 new words and phrases into the English language during his career. There is no specific date for each word, but his work took place primarily in the 16th and early 17th centuries.

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The first expedition from England to the New World: Walter Raleigh leads an expedition from England to America, establishing a small settlement near Roanoke Island in present-day North Carolina. However, conflicts with native peoples hamper colonization.

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Disappearance of the Roanoke colony: There was conflict with the natives and a ship had to return to England to seek help and supplies. When they arrived, none of the original settlers could be found.

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¿Qué le ocurrió a la colonia perdida de Roanoke? | National Geographic en Español

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The first permanent English settlement dates: a group of English colonists founded the first permanent settlement in America on the Chesapeake Bay, named Jamestown in honor of King James I of England. This colony became the basis for English growth in America.

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The History of Jamestown Colony For Kids

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The King James translation of the Bible was published, which had a great influence on the English language, introducing many expressions still used today.

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Year of Shakespeare's death, marking the end of his direct contribution to the English language.

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The most successful settlement in America was established when the Ship Mayflower arrived with 107 people most of them members of the English Separatist Church, they landed at Cape Cod Bay and established a settlement at what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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The New England region is experiencing a significant increase in the English population, with around 25,000 immigrants arriving, establishing linguistic diversity in the region.

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Arrival of Dutch settlers: The first European settlers, from the Netherlands, arrive in South Africa, laying the groundwork for future linguistic and cultural competition with the British.

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English in the Caribbean Sea - 17th century

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English in the Caribbean Sea - 17th century

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Because of the colonial history of the region, English is spoken throughout the Caribbean. Once the territories were colonies of the British Empire, made English the official language in these areas.

Some examples of English-speaking Caribbean territories include:

1. Barbados

2. Jamaica

3. Grenada

4. Saint Lucia

In other parts of the Caribbean such as Cuba and Dominican Republic, Spanish is the dominant language.

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People spoke English in different places, using new words for this reason Dr. Johnson created the "English language dictionary"

in 1746. It was 18 inches high and contained 42,773 entries.

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English in China began between 1759 and 1860. It was considered a language of very low social status and was used in commerce. It was used in missionary schools in southern China and the first schools that taught English were established in the late 1830s before the First Opium War.

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In 1770 James Cook visited Australia, 20 years later Great Britain established the first penal colony in Sydney.

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The English colonies in America declare their independence from Great Britain. From this point on, American English becomes even more distinct from British English due to the mixture of dialects and the influence of other languages.

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Around 130,000 prisoners can be transported over the next 50 years considered the "first fleet"

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First Fleet Convict Thomas Barrett and the Charlotte Medal

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First British intervention in South Africa: During the Napoleonic Wars, the British invade the Cape region, marking the beginning of a significant British presence in the area.

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The English language in Asian countries is related to the spread of English through the migration of people from the south and east of England, America and Australia and the colonization of Africa and Asia, developing varieties of second languages. The spread of English occurred at the end of the 18th century.

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Stamford Raffles as a administrator of the British Oriental Sciences Company, they contributed to the founding of Singapore as part of the British colonial empire and 1819 as well as the founding of various British centres in Malaysia.

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A group of 5,000 British settlers settle in the Eastern Cape, expanding the influence of English in the region and beginning a process of Anglicization

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In an effort to consolidate their control, the British declare English the official language in the Cape Colony, which has a major impact on education and administration.

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In 1842 Hong Kong was annexed to Great Britain.

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hong kong se une a gran bretaña - Google Search

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In 1857 the Oxford English Dictionary was created to continue defining all the words that are being invented. This book took 70 years to be finished.

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In China, from 1861 to 1911, English became an official language, considered a means of accessing Western science and technology, and also a tool for the Chinese government to develop international diplomacy.

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Idioma ingles en china lenguaje de comercio 

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During the first half of the 20th century, millions of immigrants from Europe arrived in America, increasing the population from 75 million in 1900 to 150 million in 1950. English became a key factor for national integration and cohesion.

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After the Spanish-American War, the United States was offered sovereignty over the Philippines, at the end of the 19th century.

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Estados Unidos la soberanía sobre Filipinas esto es a finales del siglo 19

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Singapur is one of the main countries in helping the expansion of English in the Asian continent. Two types of English are developed: the formal one classified as Singapore Standard English (SCE) and the informal one as Singapore Colloquial English (SCE).

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From 1911 to 1923 in China, english was considered a somewhat high-status official language being a vehicle to explore Western philosophy and different ideas.

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In china from the year 1924 to 1949 english came into its own it was used as a medium for diplomatic military and intellectual integrations with the west

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From 1949 to 1960 in China, English was given a low official status due to political events that were unpleasant to the english.

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From 1966 to 1976 the cultural revolution in China swept the entire nation ethic labeling american or angle speakers as traitors despite this in 1971 eh china began to reestablish friendly ties with the United States.

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The first email was sent, and this was the first step to the globalization with the language.

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Spoken English allowed some contractions to be created, or just the use of acronyms to refer to ideas to express. This caused a stir, as some people might get confused.

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From 1976 to 1982 english education began to regain popularity in China and began to be considered a tool for modernization and national development in china in 1982 english became the main foreign language in chinese secondary schools.

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In 1985, the First International Conference on English Language teaching was held in one so currently there are more than 400 million people learning english in chinese approximately one third of the entire contemporary population.

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first international conference on english language teaching

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The constitution names eleven languages as official, including English and Afrikaans.

English was an important lingua franca, and it was the main language for education.

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Currently 1.5 billion people speak English, of these only a quarter are native speakers, a quarter use it as a second language, there are different varieties of English accents. Also different varieties of English is spoken in different parts of the world for that reason every person who knows English can be communicating.