The English Language
From Where did english come? Proto-Indo-European Language –1 world language
Old English 449-1100 Anglo-Saxons from area now called Germany invaded the British Isles, changing the Celtic language.
Old English http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKGppewnT5s
Middle English 1100-1500 Normans from the region of France invade the British Isles, giving birth to the Middle English Period.
Middle English http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FM2THezuzlI
Modern English 1500-present The birth of the printing press changed English once again. Think—King James Bible, William Shakespeare— (ie. spaketh, thou, thee,) evolved to what we speak today.