About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 40. Chapters: French language, Bislama, English language, Araki language, Apma language, Erromanga language, Ske language, Raga language, Sowa language, Gilbertese language, Santo languages, Saa language, Sakao language, South Efate language, Tolomako language, Tamambo language, Mwotlap language, Big Nambas language, Hiw language, East Vanuatu languages, Lo-Toga language, Mota language, Mwerlap language, Malekula languages, Northern Vanuatu languages, Dorig language, Lakon language, Koro language, Nese language, Santo-Malekula languages, Aneityum language, East Ambae language, Uripiv language, Kiai language, Central Vanuatu languages, Namakura language, North Efate language, Malekula Central languages, South Vanuatu languages, Tanna languages, Erromanga languages, Aulua language, Whitesands language, Epi languages, Small Nambas languages, Alo-Teqel language, Lorediakarkar language, Rerep language, Shark Bay language. 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 langua...
