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British slang is English-language slang originating from and used in the United Kingdom and also used to a limited extent in Anglophone countries such as India, Malaysia, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, especially by British expatriates. It is also used in the United States to a limited extent.
The English language originated in England and is the native language of the English people. It is a member of the West Germanic language family. The modern English language evolved from Middle English (the form of language in use by the English people from the 12th to the 15th century); Middle English was influenced lexically by Norman-French ...
Multicultural London English (abbreviated MLE) is a sociolect of English that emerged in the late 20th century. It is spoken mainly by young, working-class people in multicultural parts of London. [1] [2] [3] Speakers of MLE come from a wide variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds, and live in diverse neighbourhoods.
A History of Religion in Britain: Practice and Belief from Pre-Roman Times to the Present (1994) 608pp excerpt and text search; Hastings, Adrian. A History of English Christianity: 1920–1985 (1986) 720pp a major scholarly survey; Hylson-Smith, Kenneth. The churches in England from Elizabeth I to Elizabeth II (1996). Marienberg, Evyatar.
The English language descends from Old English, the West Germanic language of the Anglo-Saxons. Most of its grammar, its core vocabulary and the most common words are Germanic. [1] However, the percentage of loans in everyday conversation varies by dialect and idiolect, even if English vocabulary at large has a greater Romance influence.
List of English words of Australian Aboriginal origin; List of English words of Brittonic origin; Lists of English words of Celtic origin; List of English words of Chinese origin; List of English words of Czech origin; List of English words of Dravidian origin (Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu) List of English words of Dutch origin
The Book of Common Prayer of 1549 was the first prayer book to include the complete forms of service for daily and Sunday worship in English, and the marriage and burial rites have found their way into those of other denominations and into the English language. In 17th-century England, the Puritans condemned the celebration of Christmas. [209]
[4] [6] Frequently used as a place-name element in southwestern England. Probably Brittonic (OED1) local crag: According to the OED 'apparently of Celtic origin: compare Irish and Gaelic creag, Manx creg, cregg, Welsh craig rock. None of these, however, exactly gives the English crag, cragg'. [14] Celtic (OED1) common doe