MAGISTERI D’ANGLÉS

Tamara Orts Pérez

Fco Miguel García Mas

English is more universal than others

Japanese: has very regular verbs but also a very complicated script.

Chinese: no conjugations or declension, but a very complicated script and tones.

German has many more inflections than English. The major Romance languages, such as French, Spanish and

Portuguese, have fewer inflections than most of languages, but their verb conjugation is very complicated.

Russian has both complex verb conjugations and numerous noun declensions.

In conclusion, it is lucky for us that our universal language is the simplest and easiest, even though that simplicity and easiness weren't the reasons that lead English to that condition.

L’ANGLÉS D’AVUI…

L'anglés servix de llengua comuna en diversos països on s'utilitzen molts idiomes, com a l'Índia, on es parlen més de 700 (i on a penes el 30 per cent dels seus més de mil milions d'habitants coneix l'oficial, que és l'hindi).

Hui el nombre de persones capaces d'expressar-se en la llengua encimbellada per Shakespeare ronda a nivell mundial els 1 500 milions, xifra que representa aproximadament un quart dels terrícoles.

English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world, due to the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century to the present. It is used extensively as a second language and as an official language in Commonwealth countries and is the preferred language of many international organizations.

English language

The language was heavily influenced by the Old Norse language of Viking invaders. After the Norman conquest, Old English developed into Middle English, borrowing heavily from the Norman (Anglo-French) vocabulary and spelling conventions. Modern English developed from there and continues to adopt foreign words, especially from Latin and Greek.

SOME OF THE ENGLISH COUNTRIES…

NEWZELAND

NIGERIA

CANADA INDIA

UNITED KINGDOM

AUSTRALIA

UNITED STATES

ENGLISH

ENGLISH WEBSITES

You can find more information on the next links…

www.englishlanguageguide.com

www.usingenglish.com

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language

UsingEnglish.com provides a large collection of English as a Second Language (ESL) tools & resources for students, teachers, learners and academics. Browse our grammar glossary and references of irregular verbs, phrasal verbs and idioms, ESL forums, articles, teacher handouts and printables, and find useful links and information on English. Topics cover the spectrum of ESL, EFL, ESOL, and EAP subject areas.

Universal Languages

History of the English language Indo-European

Everything you ever wanted to know about Proto-Indo-European (and the comparative method), but were afraid to ask! (useful bibliography included)...

Nostratic Bibliography A listing of references pertaining to "Nostratic" compiled by

HEL-L... "What We All Spoke When the World Was Young" (New York

Times, Feb. 1, 2000): article on Joseph Greenberg and Eurasiatic

What do you want to know today? A site at the University of Kentucky where, among other things,

one can find Latin, Greek, German, and Sanskrit dictionaries. Edward Prokosch, A COMPARATIVE GERMANIC GRAMMAR, is

available at the ridiculously modest price of $6.00 from the Linguistic Society of America

Germanic Linguistics

LONDON

I hope you have enjoyed all the information…