ENGLISH LANGUAGE NOTES FOR ORDINARY LEVEL (FORM 1 – 4)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE NOTES FOR ORDINARY LEVEL (FORM 1 – 4):- English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, originally spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England.
It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the area of Great Britain that later took their name, England.
Both names derive from Anglia, a peninsula on the Baltic Sea, which is not to be confused with East Anglia, the Eastern part of England that comprises the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex.
English is most closely related to Frisian and Low Saxon, while its vocabulary has been significantly influenced by other Germanic languages, particularly Old Norse (a North Germanic language), as well as by Old Norman, French and Latin.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE NOTES FOR ORDINARY LEVEL (FORM 1 – 4)
Get free English Language notes from this post and other more secondary notes from our site. To view English Language study notes for a topic please hit links bellow
ENGLISH LANGUAGE FROM ONE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE FORM TWO
ENGLISH LANGUAGE FORM THREE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE FORM FOUR
English has developed over the course of more than 1,400 years. The earliest forms of English, a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century, are collectively called Old English.
Middle English began in the late 11th century with the Norman conquest of England; this was a period in which English was influenced by Old French, in particular through its Old Norman dialect.
Early Modern English began in the late 15th century with the introduction of the printing press to London, the printing of the King James Bible and the start of the Great Vowel Shift.
Download our APP from Google Plays tore using the link
CLICK HERE
Join Our Telegram Group for Daily Updates