Podcast
Questions and Answers
What is the namesake of the English language?
What is the namesake of the English language?
The Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain.
What is the rank of English in terms of the most spoken native languages?
What is the rank of English in terms of the most spoken native languages?
Third-most spoken native language, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish.
How many sovereign states have English as the official language or one of the official languages?
How many sovereign states have English as the official language or one of the official languages?
59 sovereign states.
What are some areas where English has become the de facto language?
What are some areas where English has become the de facto language?
Signup and view all the answers
From which group of dialects did Old English emerge?
From which group of dialects did Old English emerge?
Signup and view all the answers
