(Cuddon p.281) English is a member of the Indo-European family of languages. This broad family includes most of the European languages spoken today. ... (Literature: The British Edition p.8) Of these above-mentioned branches of the Indo-European family, two are of vital importance in the development of the English language, the Germanic and the Romance. ... (Literature: The British Edition p.8) The history of the English language can be traced back to the arrival of three West Germanic tribes to the British Isles during the 5th and 6th Century AD. ... The language was written in an alpha...

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