Who is English father?

Who is known as the father of the English language? Geoffrey Chaucer. He was born in London sometime between 1340 and 1344.
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Who is the real father of English?

Geoffrey Chaucer is the father of English language. Geoffrey Chaucer was born in London between 1340 and 1344.
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Who is founder of English language?

English is a West Germanic language that originated from Anglo-Frisian languages brought to Britain in the mid 5th to 7th centuries AD by Anglo-Saxon migrants from what is now northwest Germany, southern Denmark and the Netherlands.
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Who is the father of English language in India?

Zareer Masani's immensely readable biography of Thomas Babington, Lord Macaulay comes at this time of significant policy focus on quality in state-funded education and amidst a healthy public discourse on the uses of English as a skill, at par with basic literacy, numeracy and IT skills.
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Who is the father of English and Hindi?

GEOFFREY CHAUCER is called AS father of English. ARCHIMEDES is known as father of mathematics. BHARTENDU HARISHCHANDRA is the Father of Hindi.
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Who is the father of language?

Noam Chomsky – 'The Father of Modern Linguistics'
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When was English invented?

The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th and 9th centuries.
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Who is the father of the Hindi?

Bharatendu Harishchandra wrote in many languages including Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali and Marwari. Regarded as the 'Father of Modern Hindi Literature and Hindi Theatre', Bharatendu Harishchandra died around 132 years ago, on January 6, 1885.
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What was the first English word?

There was no first word. At various times in the 5th century, the Angles, Saxons, Jutes and other northern Europeans show up in what is now England. They're speaking various North Sea Germanic dialects that might or might not have been mutually understandable.
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Who invented English alphabet?

Scholars attribute its origin to a little known Proto-Sinatic, Semitic form of writing developed in Egypt between 1800 and 1900 BC. Building on this ancient foundation, the first widely used alphabet was developed by the Phoenicians about seven hundred years later.
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What was the first language?

Thus, given this evidence, Sumerian can also be considered the first language in the world. Sumerian was gradually replaced by Akkadian as a spoken language around 2000 BC, but it continued to be used as a literary, ceremonial, scientific and sacred language until the 1st century AD.
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What is English origin?

English originated in England and is the dominant language of the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and various island nations in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
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Why English is the first language?

The first, and most obvious reason that English became widespread in the first place is because of the British Empire. Before colonizing around a quarter of the planet (!), Britons were the only ones speaking English, and the language was confined to the British Isles.
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Who is the father of Tamil?

Notes: As per Tamil sources, the father of Tamil literature is 'Agastaya'.
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Who is father of physics?

Galileo has been called the "father of modern observational astronomy", the "father of modern physics", the "father of science", and "the father of modern science".
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Who wrote the first English poem?

The earliest known English poem is a hymn on the creation; Bede attributes this to Cædmon (fl. 658–680), who was, according to legend, an illiterate herdsman who produced extemporaneous poetry at a monastery at Whitby.
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Who is the father of modern English literature?

William Shakespeare is considered by many to be the father of modern English Literature.
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Who is the best mom in the world?

10 of History's Greatest Moms
  1. Cleopatra (69 BC-30 BC) | Queen of Eqypt. ...
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  3. Sojourner Truth (1797–1883) | Women's Rights Activist. ...
  4. Ann Jarvis (1832–1905) | Social Activist. ...
  5. Marie Curie (1864-1934) | Physicist. ...
  6. Irena Sendler (1910–2008) | Humanitarian. ...
  7. Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) | Actress & Philanthropist.
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Who created Urdu?

The earliest linguistic influences in the development of Urdu probably began with the Muslim conquest of Sindh in 711. The language started evolving from Farsi and Arabic contacts during the invasions of the Indian subcontinent by Persian and Turkic forces from the 11th century onward.
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Who invented Hindi language?

Modern standard Hindi evolved from the interaction of early speakers of Khari Boli with Muslim invaders from Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, Central Asia, and elsewhere. As the new immigrants settled and began to adjust to the Indian social environment, their languages—which were ultimately lost—enriched Khari Boli.
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How many countries speak English?

English is the official language of 67 different countries and 27 non-sovereign entities around the world. But apart from that, English is also spoken in many countries where it's not an official language. In fact, some countries where English is commonly spoken may have more than one official language.
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