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Unit 7 Text A The Glorious Messiness of English Some statistics about the English language: an international language a global language a universal language the language of the planet 900 million speak or use English: 400 million native speakers 1.6 million use English as an official language 80% of the world population will speak English by 2020. A Brief History of The English Language 400-1100 A.D. Old English (Anglo-Saxon, Old Norse, Viking) 1100-1300 Norman French (Old English used by lower classes) 1300-1500 Middle English (French, Latin) 1600-1900 Modern English (Ren