Presentation about:

”Language situation
in Great Britain”
The presentation is
prepared by
Klimenko Olexandr
(102 group)
The United Kingdom has a
population of about 58
million. The population of
Great Britain consists of
indigenous Britons (85%)
and natives of other
countries, mostly former
members of the British
Empire. Among the
British, the British make
up 83.6%, the Scots -
8.6%, the Welsh - 4.9%,
the Northern Irish - 2.9%.
In Great Britain the are 4 main languages:
English, Welsh, Irish, Scottish.
 
English alphabet
 History of the English language
It is traditionally believed that the English
language has gone through four stages over
the past one and a half thousand years:
 Old English, or Anglo-Saxon
(500-1050), whose roots
belong to the dialects of the
settlers (Yuts, Saxons, English
and Frisians) who conquered
the territory of modern
England;

 Middle English (1050-1550),

which was influenced by
Norman French (after the
conquest in 1066) and
Church Latin;
 History of the English language
It is traditionally believed that the
English language has gone through four
stages over the past one and a half
thousand years:

 Early modern English (1550-

1700), which standardized
extensive changes in Middle
English;

 Late Modern English (beginning

in 1700) contains partial changes
in the spread of modern English.
 Dialect
Literary English; such as is the case in other countries where
there are special institutions that approve the language
standard, such as the French Academy in France; does not exist.

Pronunciation and vocabulary of English are very different in

different parts of the world, where this language is the main
language of communication.
Some interesting facts about English language:

1.5 billion people in the

world speak English, and
another 2 billion study it;

 The oldest English words

still used today: town, I,
we, two, three;
Some interesting facts about English language:
English is the official
language in 54 countries
and in 27 non-sovereign
sites;

For everyday
communication you need
to know 1.5-2 thousand
words in English. This is
enough to understand
90% of the information
 Some interesting facts about English language:

The average English speaker

knows 20,000 to 30,000
words;

English has more words

than other languages. Today,
there are about 1,000,000
words in English.
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