Caldarus David Stefan

Balea David Andrei

Stefan Marco Andrei

European Language Day

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What is European Language Day?
The European Day of Languages (EDL)
was first celebrated in 2001 during the
European Year of Languages. At the end of
this campaign the Council of Europe's
Committee of Ministers decided to make
EDL an annual event, to be celebrated
each 26 September. Every year, millions of
people in the Council's member states and
elsewhere organise or take part in activities
to promote linguistic diversity and the ability
to speak other languages
English Language
English language, West Germanic language of the Indo-
European language family that is closely related to
the Frisian, German, and Dutch (in Belgium called
Flemish) languages. English originated in England and is the
dominant language of the United States, the United
Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and various
island nations in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. It is
also an official language of India, the Philippines, Singapore,
and many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, including South
Africa.
 History of the English Language
The history of the English language really
started with the arrival of three Germanic
tribes who invaded Britain during the 5th
century. These tribes, the Angles, the
Saxons and the Jutes, crossed the North
Sea from what today is Denmark and
northern Germany. At that time the
inhabitants of Britain spoke a Celtic
language. But most of the Celtic speakers
were pushed west and north by the invaders
- mainly into what is now Wales, Scotland
and Ireland.
Usage of the
English Language
As of 2020 there are 1.27 billion
English speakers around the
world. This makes it the most
spoken language, ahead of
Mandarin Chinese (1.12 billion
speakers) and Hindi (637 million
speakers). More than 50
countries officially list English as
an official language.
Bibliography:
- https://www.englishclub.com/history-of-english/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language
- https://www.britannica.com/topic/English-language
- https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-the-english-language-1690652
- https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbile_Uniunii_Europene
- https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/26-september-european-day-of-languages
- https://edl.ecml.at/
Thank you very much!