English history

The English Language belonmg to Anglo-Frisian sub-group of West Germanic. Modern english is a direct descendant of Middle English. The closest living relatives of english are the Frisian languages of Netherlands, Germany and Denmark.

Late Modern English
The diference between Early Modern English and Late Modern English is the vocabulary, LME has so much words than EME this is because of the Industrial Revolution needed to create new words.

Varieties of english.
American English is more like Shakespeare English. Some expressions that the British call "Americanisms" are in fact original British expressions.

Today American English has taken power of the cinema, television, popular music and technology. But there are more varieties of English for example Australian English, New Zealand English, Canadian English, South African English, Indian English and Caribbean English



Grammar
English grammar is the body of the rules that describe the structure expressions on the English language, this includes words, phrases, clauses and sentences.

There are historical, social and regional variations. There are certain differences in grammar between the standard forms of British English, American and Australian English.

English as a global language
Because English is so widly spoken it has often been referred to as a world language, the lingua franca of the modern era. English is one of the official language of the United Nations and many other international organizations.

Books, magazines and newspapers written in English are available in many countries of the world.