Languages of Canada

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 132. Chapters: French language, Russian language, American Sign Language, Inuit languages, Newfoundland English, Joual, Canadian raising, Ukrainian language, Yue Chinese, Michif language, Acadian French, English language, Official bilingualism in Canada, Plautdietsch language, English-speaking Quebecer, Chinook Jargon, Canadian Gaelic, Carrier language, Western Armenian language, Language demographics of Quebec, West/Central Canadian English, Inuktitut, Official bilingualism in the public service of Canada, Quebec English, Franglais, Odawa people, French language in Canada, Language policies of Canada's provinces and territories, Slavey language, Newfoundland French, French immersion, Canadian Ukrainian, Passamaquoddy people, Inuvialuk language, Chinook Jargon use by English-language speakers, Canadian French, Demolinguistic descriptors used in Canada, Danezaa people, Bungi creole, Inuinnaq dialect, Chiac, Allophone, Broken Slavey, Utkuhiksalik dialect, Métis French, Hutterite German, Newfoundland Irish, Natsilik dialect, Kangiryuarmiut dialect, Inuktitut writing, Quebec Sign Language, Lavergne Law, Thompson language, Maritime Sign Language, Plateau Sign Language, St. Marys Bay French, Frespañol, Labrador Inuit Pidgin French. Excerpt: English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria. Following the economic, political, military, scientific, cultural, and colonial influence of Great Britain and the United Kingdom from the 18th century, via the British Empire, and of the United States since the mid-20th century, it has been widely dispersed around the world, become the leading language of international discourse, and has acquired use as lingua franca in many regions. It is widely learned as a second language and used as an official language of the European Union and many Commonwealth countries, as well as in many world organizations. It is the third most natively spoken language in the world, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish. Historically, English originated from the fusion of languages and dialects, now collectively termed Old English, which were brought to the eastern coast of Great Britain by Germanic (Anglo-Saxon) settlers by the 5th century - with the word English being derived from the name of the Angles. A significant number of English words are constructed based on roots from Latin, because Latin in some form was the lingua franca of the Christian Church and of European intellectual life. The language was further influenced by the Old Norse language due to Viking invasions in the 8th and 9th centuries. The Norman conquest of England in the 11th century gave rise to heavy borrowings from Norman-French, and vocabulary and spelling conventions began to give the superficial appearance of a close relationship with Romance languages to what had now become Middle English. The Great Vowel Shift that began in the south of England in the 15th century is one of the historical events that mark the emergence of Modern English from Middle English. Owing to the significant assimilation of various European languages throughout history, modern Englis