BORROWING WORDS KOSOLAP ALLA
More people speak Chinese than any other language.But English is second.About 325 million people speak English as a first language,or’mother tongue’.Another 325 million people speak English as a second language.And of course there are many millions of learners of English.
English has taken or “borrowed” words from many other languages: from Latin and French, from Greek and Arabic. Here is an example of how French words came into English. English has taken or “borrowed” words from many other languages: from Latin and French, from Greek and Arabic. Here is an example of how French words came into English. France ruled England in the eleventh century At that time, the English were farmers. They looked after the animals. But they were too poor to eat them. Only the rulers, the French, were rich enough to eat meat. Because of this, the word for the animals is English. But the word for the food is French. France ruled England in the eleventh century At that time, the English were farmers. They looked after the animals. But they were too poor to eat them. Only the rulers, the French, were rich enough to eat meat. Because of this, the word for the animals is English. But the word for the food is French. Look at these example Look at these example COW BEEF SHEEP MUTTON boeuf mouton
These words come from other countries. These words come from other countries. Many words sound almost the same in many languages. For example: Soap (English) savon (French) sabun (Arabic) sabu ( Thai) sahpoonee (Greek) Some English words are used in other countries, such as: India jungleGreece telescopeFrance menu Arabia sugar Stop Parking football jeans
MORE FACTS ABOUT ENGLISH: OOOOf the world’s mail is written in English. 88880% of computer information is in English. EEEEnglish is the official or semi-official language in 60 countries. EEEEnglish has a very large vocabulary – maybe the largest in the world. EEEEnglish is the main language of these: Airport and control towers shippingScience and technology Pop music