Unit5Languagesaroundtheworld英语是一种使用很广泛的语言,英语的历史真正起源于公元5世纪
ThehistoryoftheEnglishlanguagereallystartedwhenotherpeoplearrivedinEnglandduringthe5thcentury
OldEnglishTheinvadingGermansspokesimilarlanguages,whichinBritaindevelopedintowhatwenowcallOldEnglish
OldEnglishdidn'tsoundorlooklikeEnglishtoday
NativeEnglishspeakersnowwouldhavegreatdifficultyunderstandingOldEnglish
However,abouthalfofthemostcommonlyusedwordsinModernEnglishhaveOldEnglishroots
MiddleEnglishIn1066,theNormaninvadedandconqueredEngland
TheyalsobroughtwiththemakindofFrench,whichbecamethelanguageoftherulingandbusinessclasses
Foraperiod,thelowerclassesspokeEnglishandtheupperclassesspokeFrench
Inthe14thcentury,Englishbecamedominant(占优势的)inBritainagain,withmanyFrenchwordsadded
ThislanguageiscalledMiddleEnglish
LateModernEnglish