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Historically Speaking: How language & accent shape your brain

Twenty Thousand Hertz

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The History of the English Language

English is an extremely interesting language because it combines so many other languages. The English language has come to reflect the long and complicated history of Britain itself. At its height at the beginning of the 20th century, the British Empire encompassed almost a quarter of the world's population and land area.

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