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2. English is a West Germanic language that originated in medieval England and has become one of the most widely spoken languages in the world due to its extensive colonial Empire.
3. The Angles, one of the Germanic tribes, migrated to the British Isles and named it England. Both names derive from the Latin name for the Anglia peninsula in the Baltic Sea.
4. The language is closely related to Frisian and Low Saxon, and its vocabulary is influenced by other Germanic languages, particularly North Germanic languages like Old Norse, and to a great extent, is written in Latin and French.
5. English has been developing for over 1400 years. Its earliest form was a set of West Germanic dialects (Ingvaeonic) brought to Britain by the Angle-Saxon immigrants in the 5th century and known as Old English.
6. Middle English began in the late 11th century with the Norman Conquest of England. In 1476, William Caxton introduced the printing press to England and started publishing the first printed books in London, expanding the influence of English.
7. Since the 17th century, Modern English has spread worldwide under the extensive influence of Britain and the United States. Through various media of these countries, English has become one of the dominant languages internationally, holding a leading position in many regions and professional environments, such as science, navigation, and law.
8. English is the most widely distributed language in terms of area, but it ranks third in the number of native speakers,仅次于Chinese and Spanish. It is the most commonly learned second language and is one of the official languages in nearly 60 sovereign states. More people learn it as a second language than as a mother tongue.
9. It is the mother tongue of countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, and is widely used in the Caribbean, Africa, and South Asia.
10. It is one of the official languages of international organizations such as the United Nations, the European Union, and many other global and regional organizations.
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