英语不像世界语,是人有意发明的,而是人类在社会活动中逐渐形成的. 英语起源于英国。大约在公元499年,居住在西北欧的三个日耳曼部族——盎格鲁人、撒克逊人和朱特人——侵犯不列颠。他们在征服不列颠诸岛后逐渐形成统一的英吉利民族,他们各自使用的方言也逐渐融合,成为一种新的语言——盎格鲁-撒克逊语,这就是古英语(Old English,公元450年至1150年)。在这一时期,说英语的人不过几百万人,而其使用范围也仅仅局限在不列颠岛。其后,英语又经过漫长的历史演变,由中古英语(Middle English,1150年至1500年)发展今天的现代英语(Modern English,1500年至今)。 参考资料:
http://baike.baidu.com/view/1458.htm 广大的劳动人民!! 在互相的劳动和交流中,不断磨合、碰撞中诞生!! English originated in the "English National History" (History of the English Spea king Peoples), a book, once described in the British Paleolithic : Obviously, naked or dressed in hides and skins of those men and women foraging in the primitive forests, in the marsh or covered. Dacaotan As they say in the language, there is no historical data available. In about 600 BC in 3000. Iberians (Iberians) from the Mediterranean island to British settlers. They brought to the British Neolithic (Neolithic) culture. Meanwhile earlier in the conquest of the Old Stone Age people living there. About 500 years from 2500, the Celtics; (Celts) from the European mainland invasion and occupation of the British Isles. Celtics initially living in southern Germany. They are the first European Society of the manufacture and use of iron and gold ornaments in the nation; Before the conquest of Britannia, They had to conquer today's France, Spain : Portugal, Italy; British came, Celtics part in today's Ireland and Scotland settled down. Today, the rest of the occupied part of southern and eastern England. Wherever he went, they carried out brutal killings of Iberians. Celtics stresses Celtic. Today, more people live in the mountains in the north and west of Scotland Gaels (Gaels) still using this language. Prior to Celtic in the English language can be found in British island is the only basis for the earliest historical significance. 英语的起源 在其《说英语的民族史》(History of the English Speaking Peoples)一书中,曾这样描写居住在不列颠的旧石器人:很明显,那些赤身裸体或只披着兽皮的男人和女人或觅食于原始密林之中,或涉猎于沼泽、草滩至于他们所说的语言,尚无史料可查。大约在公元前3000年,伊比利亚人(Iberians)从地中海地区来到不列颠岛定居。他们给不列颠带来了新石器(Neolithic)文化,同时征服了先前在那儿居住的旧石器人。大约从公元前500年开始,凯尔特人;(Celts)从欧洲大陆进犯并占领了不列颠诸岛。凯尔特人最初居住在今天德国南部地区,他们是欧洲最早学会制造和使用铁器和金制装饰品的民族;在征服不列颠之前,他们曾征服了今天的法国、西班牙:葡萄牙、意大利等地区;来到不列颠后,一部分凯尔特人在今天的爱尔兰和苏格兰定居下来,其余的一部分占领了今天的英格兰的南部和东部。每到一处,他们都对伊比利亚人进行残酷的杀戳。凯尔特人讲凯尔特语。今天居住在苏格兰北部和西部山地的盖尔人(Gaels)仍使用这种语言。在英语形成之前凯尔特语是在不列颠岛上所能发现的唯一具有史料依据的最早的格言。本回答被提问者采纳