Languages of the United Kingdom - British English, Welsh Language, Russian Language, Cornish Language, Cockney, British Sign Language (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 99. Chapters: British English, Welsh language, Russian language, Cornish language, Cockney, British Sign Language, Estuary English, Geordie, English language, Irish language, English language in England, West Country dialects, Norfolk dialect, Anglo-Norman language, Scouse, Angloromani language, Survey of English Dialects, Yan Tan Tethera, Brummie, Welsh English, Irish language in Northern Ireland, Cardiff dialect, East Midlands English, Irish Sign Language, Janner, Tic-tac, Welsh-Romani language, Essex dialect, Survey of Anglo-Welsh Dialects, Suffolk dialect, Dale, British Black English, Kentish dialect. Excerpt: English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria. Following the economic, political, military, scientific, cultural, and colonial influence of Great Britain and the United Kingdom from the 18th century, via the British Empire, and of the United States since the mid-20th century, it has been widely dispersed around the world, become the leading language of international discourse, and has acquired use as lingua franca in many regions. It is widely learned as a second language and used as an official language of the European Union and many Commonwealth countries, as well as in many world organizations. It is the third most natively spoken language in the world, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish. Historically, English originated from the fusion of languages and dialects, now collectively termed Old English, which were brought to the eastern coast of Great Britain by Germanic (Anglo-Saxon) settlers by the 5th century - with the word English being derived from the name of the Angles. A significant number of English words are constructed based on roots from Latin, beca...