Origin of the English Language

People have argued on where the English language came from and how it originated. A lot would say that Americans created English and that their English vocabulary is the correct one compared to other countries. Wrong.

First, English has a lot of varieties. The English language of your country would depend on what standardized English does it use. There is a standard that we follow for everything to avoid confusion, misunderstanding and to get everything synchronized. For example, American English is the standardized English in United States which is also the same in the country that I’m born and raised in. While British English is for England.

Second, Americans did not create English. It was influenced by the Germanic Tribes that invaded Britain thousands of years ago. So, this language was developed by the British people over time. They had Old English, Middle English, Early and Late Modern English.

Now, how did this language reach United States?

The British Colonization to the United States made the latter develop their own native English. In fact, Americanisms were originally British expressions or words which lost through time when British developed their language. Now, there are also a lot of countries that had an influence on American English like Spanish, French, West African and others. So, it is not a shock if American English will use different words to replace or substitute the original ones.

United States has great technology. There are a lot of popular American TV shows that we watch, American music that we listen and American celebrities that we idolize. This is how a lot of countries have been influenced by this language and since it has been widely used around the globe, people would jump to conclusion that America created the English language which is incorrect.

This topic is important, useful and helpful because I have heard a lot of people arguing on this matter. Let us all be educated because ignorance excuses no one.