简单复述The road to modern english这篇英语文章THE ROAD TO MODERN ENGLISH At the end of the 16th century,about five to seven million people speak English.Nearly all of them lived in England.In the next century,people from England started mov

简单复述The road to modern english这篇英语文章THE ROAD TO MODERN ENGLISH At the end of the 16th century,about five to seven million people speak English.Nearly all of them lived in England.In the next century,people from England started mov
简单复述The road to modern english这篇英语文章
THE ROAD TO MODERN ENGLISH
At the end of the 16th century,about five to seven million people speak English.Nearly all of them lived in England.In the next century,people from England started moving to other parts of the world,so English began to be spoken in many other countries.Today,more people speak English as their first,second or foreign language than ever before.China may have the largest number of English speakers.
Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English.However,they may not be able to understand everything.For example,a British person may say to her friends,“Would you please come up to my flat for a visit?” One of her American friends may then ask her,“Come up where?” Her Canadian friend might explain,“She means we should come up to her apartment.”
So why has English changed over time?All language changes when cultures communicate with one another.The English spoken between about 450 and 1150 was very different from the English spoken today.Actually,it was based more on German than present day English.Then from about 1150 to 1500 English change even more.It became less like German,and more like French because those who ruled England at that time spoke French.It became closer to the language you are learning now.In the 1600’s,Shakespeare made use of a wider vocabulary than ever before,one big change in English usage happened Noah Webster wrote the American Dictionary of the English Language,giving American English its own identity.Later,when some British people went to Australia,English began to be spoken there.Now Australian English has its own identity.
English is also spoken as a foreign or second language in South Asia.India has a very large number of English speakers.This is because Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947.During that time,English became the language for government and education.English is also spoken in many other countries of Africa and Asia,such as South Africa,Singapore and Malaysia.In China,English has been used in Hong Kong since about 1842.Today the number of people learning English is increasing rapidly..Will Chinese English become one of the world Englishes?Only time will tell.
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简单复述The road to modern english这篇英语文章THE ROAD TO MODERN ENGLISH At the end of the 16th century,about five to seven million people speak English.Nearly all of them lived in England.In the next century,people from England started mov
Today, we will learn how English developed. First, between about AD 450 and 1150, English was spoken in England and based more on German. Second, between about AD 800 and 1150, Danish and French enriched the English language , especially its vocabulary. Then, at the end of the 16th century, about five to seven million people spoken English. In the 17th century, English was used by more people as a result of the voyuges to conquer other parts of the world. later in the 18th century, English began to be spoken is USA and Australia. By the 19th century, English was seteled by two dictionaries. Now, English was spoken in countries such as China,India,Singapore,Malaysia and south Africa as a foreign or second language. In a word,English is change and development over time and is spoken all over the world.

现代英语进程
在16世纪结束时，大约只有5至7万人讲英语。几乎所有人都住在英国。17世纪，人们开始从英国移民到世界其他地区，所以英语开始在许多其他国家传播开来。今天，更多的人将英语作为其第一，第二语言或外国语言比以往任何时候都盛行。中国可能是讲英语的人最多的国家。
把英语做为母语可以了解对方，即使他们是不说英语的同类。但是，他们也未必能理解一切。例如，一个英国人可...

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现代英语进程
在16世纪结束时，大约只有5至7万人讲英语。几乎所有人都住在英国。17世纪，人们开始从英国移民到世界其他地区，所以英语开始在许多其他国家传播开来。今天，更多的人将英语作为其第一，第二语言或外国语言比以往任何时候都盛行。中国可能是讲英语的人最多的国家。
把英语做为母语可以了解对方，即使他们是不说英语的同类。但是，他们也未必能理解一切。例如，一个英国人可以对她的朋友说，“请你来对我进行了访问的单位呢？”她的美国朋友就会问她，“来吧哪里？”她的加拿大朋友可能会这样解释，“她意味着我们应该去她的公寓。”
那么，为什么有英文随着时间而变化？当文化互相交流时所有语言都会发生变化。英语口语在大约450到1150与今天的口语是完全不同。实际上，它是基于现今德语而来。之后，大约1150年到1500年改变甚至更多。它变得不那么像德国，越来越像法国，因为当时统治英格兰的人说的是法语。它越来越接近你现在学习的语言了。在1600年，莎士比亚提出了比以前更全面的辞典，一个对英语发生重大意义变化，由诺亚韦伯斯特题写的美国英语辞典，美国英语有了自己的身份。后来，英国一些人去了澳大利亚，英语开始在那里流行开来。现在，澳大利亚英语也有它自己的身份。
在南亚也将英语作为外语或第二语言。印度有着很大一群讲英语的人。这是因为1765年至1947年印度被英国统治了。在此期间，英语语言成为官方语言和教材。英语也在非洲和亚洲许多其他国家流行，如南非，新加坡和马来西亚。在中国，从1842起英国一直在香港使用。今天，学习英语的人数迅速增加，将来中式英语会成为世界英语吗？只有时间才能告诉我们。。。。。。

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