We explore all periods of the history of the English language, from Old English to the present day, and examine the development and use of varieties of spoken and written English, both globally and ...

They didn’t feel the need to speak English immediately, taking generations for their new language to take hold ... Then’s there’s the history of colonization. “Let’s go way back and ...

Across its nearly 250-year history, the United States has never had an official language until now. But Americans will not stop using languages other than English because of an executive order.

In fact, American history shows that people can express ... forbade instruction in any school in any language except English. Robert Meyer, the teacher of a one-room Lutheran grade school, was ...