History+of+English

History of English Language

The English Language is a West Germain Language which spread due to the combined influence of USA and UK. The English that existed in the United States came to be known as "American English" and the English that existed in the United Kingdom came to be known as British English. Till today, there are some differences that are found between American and British forms of English.

The most important factor that led to the development of this language and making this language a global one is the development of the countries which used it. Both the countries USA and UK which used English on a large became two of the largest powers in world history. This development created a spark and provided the best platform for the growth and development of the English language.

The Angels,Saxons, Jutes and Franks fought with the Latin speaking nations and promoted the English language.Due to this reason there are many Latin words that are being used in the English. As time passed on, English divided into two parts- Old English and Modern English. Old English remained different from the New Modern English.Credit of spreading modern English goes to Samuel Johnson who published a thesis containing the meaning of the English words and their usage.