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First of all in would like to say I enjoyed reading the languages and their history listed in the history
of language chapter. Reading the history of those languages made me realized something very
important. I realized that language isn't just way of speaking it is a way of expressing ones self.
Without language we wouldn't be able to express our emotions. I also learned that language isn't
just a language it is a history lesson in itself.

I have been a native English speaker since birth. Throughout the years of my life I have noticed
English has changed over the decades. It has gone from Germanic tribe English to old English to
middle English all the way to today's English. English is spoken all over the world by many different
people. Has it ever made you wonder where our funny sounding words come from? The Arab
speaking world has had a big impac t on the English language. The Arabic language is a 1,000 year
old language. It also wasn’t a official laguage in the eyes of the united nations until 1979.

Arabic is one of the languages that impacted English a great deal. We have everyday words like
“sugar” which is derived from the Arabic word “sukkar”. We also have the word “cotton” which is
derived from the Arabic word “qutn”. There are over 3,000 basic words along with perhaps some
4,000 derivatives of Arabic origin. You can also say they’re transmitted through Arabic into English.
Many of these words ar e barely used today. These Arabic-loan words we use in today’s vocabulary,
indicate that in most areas of English the Arab people contributed a good amount of words to the
English language.So the next time you play a word puzzle or read a recipe think about the words
in front of you. I don't mean just the definition but were the word derived from. It could really
surprise you.

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