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Among which tribes can the roots of modern english language be traced?
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The Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes were the major Germanic tribes who settled in England in the fifth century, bringing their Germanic language with them. The language they spoke evolved eventually into Anglo-Saxon, also called Old English.
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What tribe can the roots of the modern English language be traced?
Modern English comes (mostly) from a mix of Anglo-Saxon (spoken by the Britons and the Gaels, the 2 tribes that formed Britain and Ireland), Latin (spoken by Christian missionaries), and Norman French (spoken by William the Conqueror who took over Britain in 1066).
Why did plains Indians develop a form of sign language?
Sign language was used by many many tribes, not just the Plains tribes. It was simply to communicate with other tribes whose language or dialect was not fully understood by another.
Is the English language German based?
not really German based, but it's roots are from German language. the English people are germanic tribes that migrated to England, and the word "angle" where the word England came from, is the name of the germanic tribe that came to EnglandThe Angles & Saxons, two germanic tribes, invaded the british isles a few hundred years after the Romans had withdrawn (leaving "romanized" Celtic tribes south of Hadrian's Wall and "native" Celtic tribes north of it). The Anglo-Saxons rapidly pushed the Celtic peoples west, occupy most of the british isles. The Anglo-Saxon language became what is now called Old English. (Old English is a dialect of German.)The Vikings, a collection of different Norse tribes, raided the british isles (both English and Celtic parts), France, and other parts of Europe repeatedly over several hundred years. At the end of these raiding periods many Vikings chose to settle and become farmers, so they sent for their families and most settled in the northeast (Northumbria and the Danelaw). Over time the Norse farmers and the English farmers began trade, but language differences interfered. However both the Norse family of languages and Germanic family of languages are Teutonic languages and most of their root words are identical even though prefixing/suffixing rules and word genders differed. By dropping these prefixing/suffixing rules and word genders and just using root words, both groups of farmers could communicate and trade better. The resulting language became what is now called Middle English. (Middle English is not a dialect of German, but is still a Teutonic language.)In 1066 the Norman French invaded England from Normandy (a part of north west France that had been settled by Vikings calling themselves "Normans" at the end of the raiding period). This injected many French words into English. By the time of Shakespeare the language became what is now called Modern English. (Modern English, though a language whose roots are Germanic/Teutonic includes components of Romantic languages and is forever reaching to absorb anything it can from any language it can.) Modern English's flexibility of rules and mix of words from different sources often make it very hard for nonnative speakers to learn.
What nationality has the last name Lilly?
The family name "Lilly" is an Old English name and can be traced back to the Anglo-Saxon tribes of England. Records show that the first family with this name came from Worcestershire where they have lived for a long time.
How did the pilgrims speak?
No they didn't. The pilgrims spoke English, they had translators who spoke a tribes language. The Indians learned English (they actually had schools for this, there are some great books on the subject), and I'm sure the pilgrims picked up some words as well.
Which tribes can the roots of the modern English language can be traced?
The Angles, Saxons, Frisians, and Jutes. The French (Normans) should be included, since English today has about twice as many French-derived words as it does Anglo-Saxon ones.
What tribe can the roots of the modern English language be traced?
Modern English comes (mostly) from a mix of Anglo-Saxon (spoken by the Britons and the Gaels, the 2 tribes that formed Britain and Ireland), Latin (spoken by Christian missionaries), and Norman French (spoken by William the Conqueror who took over Britain in 1066).
How did the English language come from latin?
It never did. English is a language that came from the germanic tribes,the angels,saxon and jutes
Did the Southwest tribes speak English?
No. Each tribe had its own language.
How did English language came into existence?
The English language developed over a long period of time, starting with the arrival of Germanic tribes to what is now England around the 5th century AD. These tribes brought their own languages, which eventually evolved into Old English. Throughout its history, English has been influenced by various languages, including Latin, French, and Norse. Modern English started to emerge around the late Middle Ages and has continued to evolve and change ever since.
What is standardization in english language?
english is been refers to as a standardization language because during the 7th and 8th centuries,the germanic tribes needed rules and orders to abide by in spelling the language?
What is English language?
The English language was first spoken by the English people and after a while Australians started to speak English as well as the USA and many other countries speak English. English is the medium of communication with one another. It is the 3rd most common spoken language in the world. English started as the speech of some Germanic tribes in Europe. The formulation of English from Indo-European is "the story of three invasions and a cultural revolution". In the simplest terms, the language was brought to Britain by Germanic tribes, the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes, influenced by Latin and Greek when St. Augustine and his followers converted England to Christianity. The name 'English' means the speech of the 'Angli' the Angles, one of the three related tribes that settled in Britannia beginning 5th century.
What is the tribes of Monaco?
The people are known as 'Monegasque'. - and have their own language, but the commonest languages spoken are French, Italian and English
What language do the pueblos speak?
There are 21 different Pueblo tribes still in existence today, and all of them speak English.
What hand did Sacagawea write with?
This can't be known and most likely she didn't write English or her own native language. Many Native American tribes did not have a written language and she wouldn't have known how to write English.
Which European language is the most common of native American?
Depends on where they were. Canada and the Northeastern tribes knew French and English. Many knew English as time went on and they had contact with the English.
How did language started?
There are two points of view on this. Cambridge University considers the English language to begin when Anglo Saxon (the West Germanic language which came to Britain in the fifth century with the Angles and Saxons) began to lose its case endings and absorb large amounts of Norman French and Norse vocabulary - sometime in the Eleventh century. From a Cambridge perspective English is a language which develops from a mixture of Anglo Saxon, Norse and Norman French sometime after 1200. This makes English about eight hundred years old. Oxford University considers Anglo Saxon to be the same language as modern English, and calls the language Old English in fact. So from the Oxford perspective the language of Beowulf (composed before 800) is already English (Old English). That point of view makes English over a thousand years old. Both Universities agree that Modern English begins sometime around the Fourteenth Century (Chaucer writes in Middle English) and is recognisably the language we speak today by about 1550 (Early Modern English begins around the time of Edmund Spenser (born 1552). So it depends on your point of view really.
