English language

English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family that emerged in early medieval England and has since become a global lingua franca. The language is named after the Angles, one of the Germanic peoples who migrated to Britain after the end of Roman rule. English is the most spoken language in the world, primarily due to the global influence of the former British Empire and the United States.

It is the most widely learned second language in the world, with more second‑language speakers than native speakers.
However, English is only the third‑most spoken native language, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish.

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