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English belongs to the West Germanic branch of the Germanic family of Indo-European languages. It was first used by medieval England and became the most widely used language in the world because of its vast colonies. The Anglo tribe, the ancestor of the British, is one of the Germanic tribes that later moved to the island of Great Britain and were called England.

Both names come from Angeria in the Baltic Peninsula. This language is closely related to Frisian and Lower Saxon, and its vocabulary is influenced by other Germanic languages, especially Nordic (North Germanic), which is mainly written in Latin and French.

From the distribution area, English is the most popular language, but the number of native speakers of English is the third in the world, next only to Chinese and Spanish. It is the most widely studied second language, and it is the official language or one of the official languages of nearly 60 sovereign countries. Compared with native English speakers, more people learn English as a second language.

It is the mother tongue of Britain, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other countries, and is widely used in the Caribbean, Africa and South Asia. It is one of the official languages of the United Nations, the European Union and many other world and regional international organizations.

Old English. Also known as anglo-Saxon

Old English is divided into four dialects: Anglo dialect (Mercia and northumberland) and Saxon dialect, Contos and West Saxon. After the educational reform of King Alfred in the 9th century and the influence of Wessex Kingdom, West Saxon dialect became the standard written language.

English phonology

English phonology refers to the study of English phonology (that is, phonetic system). Just like all languages, regardless of history, the pronunciation of spoken English varies from dialect to dialect.

This variation is particularly obvious in English, because it is widely used in English-speaking countries in Australia, Canada, the United States, New Zealand, Britain and the Caribbean, and is used as a mother tongue or a second language in every country in the world.

There is no decisive and internationally recognized standard for English, so English in different countries may sometimes hinder communication. Even so, English accents in different regions can be understood.