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    The document discusses the English language and its origins. It states that English is a West Germanic language closely related to Frisian, German, and Dutch. It originated from the dialects and vocabulary of Germanic tribes who settled in Britain in the 5th century CE. Today, about two billion people speak English as either a first or second language. African American Vernacular English is considered a dialect of American English spoken by many African Americans. While English is widely used in the United States, it does not have official language status at the federal level.

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    The document discusses the English language and its origins. It states that English is a West Germanic language closely related to Frisian, German, and Dutch. It originated from the dialects and vocabulary of Germanic tribes who settled in Britain in the 5th century CE. Today, about two billion people speak English as either a first or second language. African American Vernacular English is considered a dialect of American English spoken by many African Americans. While English is widely used in the United States, it does not have official language status at the federal level.

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    The document discusses the English language and its origins. It states that English is a West Germanic language closely related to Frisian, German, and Dutch. It originated from the dialects and vocabulary of Germanic tribes who settled in Britain in the 5th century CE. Today, about two billion people speak English as either a first or second language. African American Vernacular English is considered a dialect of American English spoken by many African Americans. While English is widely used in the United States, it does not have official language status at the federal level.

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    1. What is the English language?

    English language is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family


    that is closely related to the Frisian, German, and Dutch (in Belgium called Flemish)
    languages.
    2. Where did English come from?
    English come from the dialects and vocabulary of Germanic peoples—Angles,
    Saxons, and Jutes—who settled in Britain in the 5th century CE.
    3. How many people speak English?
    English language is estimated that about a third of the world’s population, some two
    billion persons, now use English.
    4. Is African American Vernacular English a dialect of English?
    Yes, it is. Since African American Vernacular English is the English dialect spoken by
    many African Americans in the United States. And also can be considered African
    American Vernacular English, formerly Black English Vernacular, dialect of American
    English spoken by a large proportion of African Americans.
    5. Is English the official language of the United States of America?
    English is not the official language of the United States of America. The country does
    not have an official language on the federal level. Many states, however, have passed
    legislation that designates English as their official language.

    PART II

    1. What was life like in Roman Britain?

    The Roman Britain were developed into urban centers in Roman Britain. The
    rest of Britain remained quite similar to what it was during the Pre-Roman
    period. Most people in Britain continued to be farmers, who led a simple life.
    There were quite a few significant changes to everyday life. Firstly, Latin
    became the official language of commerce, and Roman coinage spread
    through Britain. Christianity entered Britain during this period as well.
    2. What did the Romans do for the British?
    The Romans brought a significant amount of engineering development to
    Britain. One of the biggest contributions of the Romans to Britain was the
    road network they built. They also established more than 40 urban centers in
    Britain, which eventually became the modern cities of Leeds, Lincoln,
    Newcastle, Exeter, and many others.
    The British tribes were also exposed to Roman art, culture, lifestyle and much more
    3. What did Roman Britain look like?
    The Roman Britain was heavily militarized, because of the threat of attacks from
    the northern tribes
    4. What language did the Romans speak?
    The Romans did speak the official languages of the Roman Empire were Latin
    and Greek. The Romans brought Latin with them to Britain and it became the
    language of commerce in Roman Britain. The people Britain continued to
    speak British among themselves, but for official work knowledge of Latin was
    required.
    5. Has the Latin (brought by Romans) had a significant influence over the British of
    the Roman Britain? Why?
    Yes, the Latin has influenced British of the Roman Britain. Since English
    borrowed vocabulary from the Romance languages, which are Latin based.

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