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English has developed 1400 years. The earliest form of English is a group of West Germanic dialects brought to Britain by Anglo-Saxon immigrants in the 5th century A.D., collectively known as Old English. Middle English began at the end of 1 1, and Norman conquered England. 1476, william caxton introduced the printing press to Britain and began to publish the first printed book in London, which expanded the influence of English.

Since17th century, modern English has spread all over the world under the extensive influence of Britain and America. Through various print and electronic media in these countries, English has become one of the dominant languages in the world, and languages also occupy a dominant position in many regions and professional environments, such as science, navigation and law.

From the distribution area, English is the most popular language, but the number of native speakers of English is the third in the world, next only to Chinese and Spanish. It is the most widely studied second language, and it is the official language or one of the official languages of nearly 60 sovereign countries.

Compared with native English speakers, more people learn English as a second language. It is the mother tongue of Britain, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other countries, and is widely used in the Caribbean, Africa and South Asia. It is one of the official languages of the United Nations, the European Union and many other world and regional international organizations.

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By the late18th century, Britain had spread English through its colonial and geopolitical advantages. Business, science and technology, diplomacy, art and formal education all make English the first truly global language. English has also promoted international communication all over the world. England continued to form new colonies, and later these colonies developed their own language and writing norms.

English is spoken in parts of North America, parts of Africa, Oceania and many other areas. After gaining political independence, some newly independent countries with many indigenous languages choose to continue to use English as the official language to avoid the political and other difficulties inherent in treating any indigenous language as another language.

In the 20th century, the growing economic and cultural influence of the United States and its superpower status after the Second World War, as well as English broadcasting companies such as the BBC, led to the faster spread of this language on the earth. In the 20th century, English was used and written more widely than any other language.