The history of the english language

However these rules dont seem so strange for those who know the history of the English language.Old English had a long history of coexisting with Scandinavian languages.New York: Overlook Press, 2005., M. D. A History of the English Language.The Low German languages include Old Saxon, Old Low, Old Frisian, and Old English.These tribes spoke a form of Old English, and this language rapidly replaced Latin and Celtic.Languages tend to borrow words from one another, its a common practice, and English is no exception.[1] The influence of Scandinavian languages on English is enormous.Old English turned into the language of common people.It was not until 1204, that English became once again the language of England.In 1204, English was no longer a synthetic language, it became analytic.