简单的短篇英语演讲稿.docx

简单的短篇英语演讲稿简单的短篇英语演讲稿篇1简单的短篇英语演讲稿篇2简单的短篇英语演讲稿篇3简单的短篇英语演讲稿篇4简单的短篇英语演讲稿篇5English is a West Germanic language that developed in England during the Anglo-Sa*on era. As a result of the military, economic, scientific, political, and cultural influence of the British Empire during the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries and of the United States since the mid 20th century,it has become the lingua franca in many parts of the world. It is used e*tensively as a second language and as an official language in Cuntries and many international organizations.Historically, English originated from several dialects, now collectively termed Old English, which were brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Sa*on settlers beginning in the 5th century. The language was influenced by the Old Norse language of Viking invaders. After the Norman conquest, Old English developed into Middle English, borrowing heavily from the Norman (Anglo-French) vocabulary and spelling conventions. The etymology of the word English is a derivation from 12th century Old English: englisc or Engle, and plural form Angles; definition of, relating to, or characterisdern English developed with the Great Vowel Shift that began in 15th-century England, and continues to adopt foreign words from a variety of languages, as well as coining new words. A significant number of English words, especially technical words, have been constructed based on roots from Latin and ancient Greek.