THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

The English language is a West Germanic language that emerged in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and lasted for what would become the South East of Scotland under the influence of the Kingdom of Northumbria. Through the influence of economic, military, political, scientific, cultural and colonial Britain and the UnitedKingdom since the eighteenth century, via the British Empire, and the United Statessince the mid-twentieth century, English has been widely reported worldwide,becoming the main language of international discourse and lingua franca in many regions. The English language is widely studied as a second language is the official language of many Commonwealth countries and is one of the official languages ​​ofthe European Union and many organizations worldwide. It is the third most widely spoken native language in the world, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish.