English Language Day 2020

English Language Day is celebrated on 23 April to create awareness to people about the culture, history, and achievements associated with the language.

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020

Key-Points

The origins of the English Language was found in medieval England. The name ‘English’ its name from the Angles.

The Angles were a West Germanic tribe who were from the Anglia peninsula that juts out into the Baltic Sea.

The language has taken on grammar, tones, and words from every language it has come into contact with. The language slowly developed and spread across the world.

English became the official language of nearly 60 countries and the language of commerce in countries all over the world.