History of English
The history of the English language really starte
the arrival of three Germanic tribes who invaded
Britain during the 5th century AD. 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. From around 1600,the English
colonization of North America resulted in the creation
of a distinct American variety of English. Today,
American English is particularly influential, due to the
USA's dominance of cinema, television,popular music,
trade and technology (including the Internet). But
there are many other varieties of English around the
world, including for example Australian English, New
Zealand English, Canadian English, South African
English, Indian English and Caribbean English.​