The History of the English Language In this article I will discuss where and how the English language originated and how it spread to become one of the most spoken languages ​​in the world. Before I began researching my chosen topic, my original hypothesis was that the English language was created by a whole assortment of Germanic tribes who invaded England thousands of years ago. This ultimately became the focus of my article, to see if Germanic tribes started the English language, or if it was started by other tribes I wasn't aware of. The history of the English language is important because English is spoken more frequently than any other language except Chinese, (Bright, 1992). A Germanic language, English is spoken by approximately 1,500,000,000 people, and this number is constantly increasing (Crystal, 1992). English is the primary language of world publishing, science and technology, conferencing, and computer storage, as well as the language of international air traffic control (Crystal, 1992). English is also used for purposes of international communication, international politics, business communications, and academic communities (Crystal, 1992). The history of English can be traced back to the colonization of people from a family of languages, which spread throughout Europe and South Asia in the 4th millennium BC, (Crystal, 1992). A semi-nomadic population living in the region north of the Black Sea is thought to have moved west to Europe and east to Iran and India, spreading their culture and language (Crystal, 1992). European languages ​​and Sanskrit, the oldest language of the Indian subcontinent, were linked to a common source. When a systematic similarity was discovered in both… half of the paper… New York: Oxford University Press, 1992. 410-415.3. Craig, Albert M., et al., Eds. et The heritage of the world's civilizations. 2 volumes New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1986. 446-447.4. Crystal, David, The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. 2nd edition. New York: The Press Syndicate of Cambridge University, 1997. 298-299.5. Crystal, Davide. An encyclopedic dictionary of the language and languages. United States: Blackwell Publishers, 1992. 121-122, 134, 185-186.6. Dalby, Andrea. Dictionary of Languages: The definitive reference to more than 400 languages. London: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 1998.166-179.7. O'Grady, William, Michael Dobrovolsky, and Mark Aronoff. Contemporary linguistics. 3rd ed. New York: St. Martins Press, Inc., 1992. 332.8. Van Doren, Charles. A history of past, present and future knowledge. New York: Ballantine Books, 1992. 154.