Where did English come from?
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| 1. | Title | Title of document | Where did English come from? - The Five-Minute Linguist |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | John Algeo |
| 3. | Subject | Discipline(s) | Linguistics |
| 4. | Subject | Keyword(s) | Linguistics; Language and languages; Semantics; Philosophy of Language; Origins of English; Anglo-Saxon |
| 5. | Subject | Subject classification | Linguistics; Semantics; Philosophy of Language |
| 6. | Description | Abstract | In the fifth century, Germanic tribes took over the British Isles where Celts were living. Two of the main tribes came from regions called Angeln and Saxony, which is why the language they brought to Britain was called ‘Anglo-Saxon’. |
| 7. | Publisher | Organizing agency, location | Equinox Publishing Ltd |
| 8. | Contributor | Sponsor(s) | |
| 9. | Date | (YYYY-MM-DD) | 01-Apr-2012 |
| 10. | Type | Status & genre | Peer-reviewed Article |
| 11. | Type | Type | |
| 12. | Format | File format | |
| 13. | Identifier | Uniform Resource Identifier | https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/books/article/view/20809 |
| 14. | Identifier | Digital Object Identifier | 10.1558/equinox.20809 |
| 15. | Source | Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) | Equinox eBooks Publishing; The Five-Minute Linguist |
| 16. | Language | English=en | en |
| 18. | Coverage | Geo-spatial location, chronological period, research sample (gender, age, etc.) |
British Isles; Angeln and Saxony, fifth century |
| 19. | Rights | Copyright and permissions | Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd |