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Line 2: − + + + + − Throughout its history, English has remained one of the most flexible and inventive languages, borrowing thousands of words from other languages where need or convenience arise, as well as generating new words of its own. In large part as a result, English has one of the largest lexicons (vocabularies) of any world language, and is particularly rich in [[synonym]]s and near-synonyms. It is the primary (native) language of approximately 400 million people worldwide, as well as a secondary, or learned language of 600 million more. There are estimated to be nearly one billion people currently learning English.
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==Vocabulary==
==Vocabulary==
English is a member of the Germanic language family with a vocabulary based upon [[Saxon]],[[Angle]] and [[Jute]] descent largely based upon(like other Germanic languages) the vocabulary of its Predecessor period(I.E. [[Middle-English]],[[Old-English]]) The influence of French is largely due to the conquest of Saxon-speaking [[England]] by [[French]] speaking Normans in 1066 AD which is fairly superficial in nature.Like other Germanic languages prominently [[Modern High-German]] and [[Dutch]] due largely to the usage of French as Lingua-Franca for law(save for [[Common law]] which is derived of Saxon-Folk law),Sciences,Philosophy and Politics.English utilises the [[Objective]],[[Singular]] and [Plural]] case endings for nouns supplemented by a reduced [[Masculine]] and [[Feminine]] system.it represents one of the oldest living Germanic languages of today within the North-Sea Germanic/Ingvaeonic sub-grouping of this family.Scholars identify 4 primary times in the development of history that account for the insurgence of non-native terminology including the above mentioned influence of French, the commencement of trade with Spain(The same occurred with German,Dutch and of course Frisian) and the Enlightenment period for Latin and Greek words.
English is a member of the Germanic language family with a vocabulary based upon [[Saxon]], [[Angle]] and [[Jute]] descent largely based upon the vocabulary of its predecessor period (I.E. [[Middle-English]],[[Old-English]]) The influence of French is largely due to the conquest of Saxon-speaking [[England]] by [[French]] speaking Normans in 1066 AD which is fairly superficial in nature. Like other Germanic languages, prominently [[Modern High-German]] and [[Dutch]], due to the usage of French as Lingua-Franca for law (save for [[Common law]] which is derived of Saxon-Folk law), sciences, philosophy and politics. English utilizes the [[Objective]],[[Singular]] and [Plural]] case endings for nouns supplemented by a reduced [[masculine]] and [[feminine]] system. It represents one of the oldest living Germanic languages within the North-Sea Germanic/Ingvaeonic sub-grouping of this family. Scholars identify 4 primary times in the development of history that account for the insurgence of non-native terminology including the above mentioned influence of French, the commencement of trade with Spain (The same occurred with German, Dutch and of course Frisian) and the Enlightenment period for Latin and Greek words.
Throughout its history, English has remained one of the most flexible and inventive languages, borrowing thousands of words from other languages where need or convenience arise, as well as generating new words of its own. In large part as a result, English has one of the largest lexicons (vocabularies) of any world language, and is particularly rich in [[synonym]]s and near-synonyms. It is the primary (native) language of approximately 400 million people worldwide, as well as a secondary, or learned language of 600 million more, meaning more than 1 billion people in the world can speak the language.
==Spelling==
==Spelling==