'The history of the English language really started with 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. But most of the Celtic speakers were pushed west and north by the invaders - mainly into what is now Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The Angles came from Englaland and their language was called Englisc - from which the words England and English are derived.'( Englishclub 2012). The language is spoken all over Britain.
'English was not spoken in England until 449, when three Germanic tribes from Denmark, the Jutes, Angles, and Saxons, invaded Britain.
The Angles, who settled along the east coast of north and central England, developed literate culture and gave their name to the country (Angle-land, England).
The language of these tribes, Anglo-Saxon or Old English, is the precursor of modern English.' (answersuniverse, 2012)
REFERENCE
Answersuniverse (2012), language. Available at:http://answersuniverse.com/when-was-english-first-spoken-in-england.
(Accessed: 8 march 2012).
Englishclub (2012), Language. Available at:http://www.englishclub.com/english-language-history.htm
(Accessed: 8 march 2012).
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