English is the language of
Shakespeare and the language of Chaucer. It's spoken in dozens of
countries around the world, from the United States to a tiny island
named Tristan da Cunha. It reflects the influences of centuries of
international exchange, including conquest and colonization, from the
Vikings through the 21st century. Here are 25 maps and charts that
explain how English got started and evolved into the differently
accented languages spoken today.
The origins of English
Where English comes from
English, like more than 400 other languages, is part of the
Indo-European language family, sharing common roots not just with German
and French but with Russian, Hindi, Punjabi, and Persian. This
beautiful chart by Minna Sundberg, a Finnish-Swedish comic artist, shows
some of English's closest cousins, like French and German, but also its
more distant relationships with languages originally spoken far from
the British Isles such as Farsi and Greek.
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