AP Human Geography
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Within the Indo-European Family there are 10 different branches. Two of them being Germanic and Indo-Iranian. Within the Germanic branch you have different languages being spoken which are English, German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Iceandic, Norwegian, and Faroese. These languages are spoken in areas of Australia, South Africa, Upper Europe, and North America. For Indo-Iranian you have four different divisions which are Iranian, Indo Aryan, Dardic, and Nuristani. These languages are mainly spoken in West, Central, and South Asia.
English Relation to Language
Another two branches that are also from the Indo-European family include the Romance and Balto-Slavic branches. With the Romance branch, this branch is mainly in Central, and South America, Canada, and parts of Europe. Some languages include Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian, and Romanian. Now, for the Balto-Slavic branch is branch is mainly in areas of Asia. These languages include Russian, Polish, Ukranian, Slovak, Czech, Bosnian, and Serbian.
English began when the Germanic tribes invaded Britain during the 5th Century A.D. that was how the whole language began. Starting off with Old English between the years of 450-1100 A.D. this language of English is nothing like the English we speak today. We then have Middle English during the years of 1100-1500, which is known as the language of Chaucer, and French was beginning to get added in. Next is Early Middle English which was from 1500-1800, known as the Renaissance language time period. Lastly, is Late Modern English which has been around since 1800- to now. This is the language we speak regularly today.