《英语词汇学》（英文版）Chapter 2 The sources of the English Vocabulary

Chapter 2 The sources of the English Vocabulary

Chapter 2 The sources of the English Vocabulary

The English people are of a mixed blood. At the beginning of the fifth century Britain was invaded by three tribes from the Northern Europe: the Angles, Saxons and Jutes

The English people are of a mixed blood. At the beginning of the fifth century Britain was invaded by three tribes from the Northern Europe: the Angles, Saxons and Jutes

These three tribes landed on the British coast. drove the Britons west and north and settled down on the island

These three tribes landed on the British coast, drove the Britons west and north and settled down on the island

These three three tribes merged into one people: the English people and the three dialects they spoke naturally grew into a single language the English language

These three three tribes merged into one people: the English people and the three dialects they spoke naturally grew into a single language: t he E n g l is h la n g u a g e

The world has nearly 3,000 languages which can be grouped into roug he 300 language families on the basis of similarities in their basic word stock and grammar. The Indo-European is made up of most of the languages of Europe, the near East, and India

The world has nearly 3,000 languages, which can be grouped into roughly 300 language families on the basis of similarities in their basic word stock and grammar. The Indo-European is made up of most of the languages of Europe, the near East, and India

Indo-European Language Eastern Set Western Set

Indo-European Language Eastern Set Western Set

Eastern Set Balto-Slavic Indo-rannian Armenian Albanian

Armenian Albanian Eastern Set Balto-Slavic Indo-Irannian

Balto-Slavic Czech Russian Prussian Polish Slovenian Lithuanian Bulgarian

Balto-Slavic Czech Russian Prussian Polish Slovenian Lithuanian Bulgarian

Indo-franian Persian Bengali na Romany Derived from Sanskrit

Indo-Iranian Persian Bengali Hindi Romany Derived from Sanskrit

Armenian Albanian Armenian Albanian

Armenian Albanian Armenian Albanian