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The Normans, who came from Normandy, made England's official language French for 150 years. Many people however, still spoke English because they did not know French.
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When England lost control of Normandy, England entered a long period of conflict with France. As a result of this "fued," many people no longer wished to speak French; therfore, English again became the dominant language.
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As a result of everyone speaking Engish, Parliament enacted the Statute of Pleading. This changed the official language of England form French to English.
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The diffusion of the spoken dialect in London and the university cities was encouraged by the invention of th eprinting press.
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English first diffused west from England to North America in the seventeenth centure. The first English constructed was Jamestown, Virginia.
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A colonie formed in North America is formed after Jamestown, Virginia called, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
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The U.S. diffuses English to the Philippines when Spain ceded to the U.S. after the Spanish American War.
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After gaining independence, the Philippines retained both English and Filipino as its official languages.
