How Old Is The English Language,,,?

Everyone knows how old they are when they are asked about their age, but it is hard question for almost everyone to answer ‘How Old Is The English Language?’. It is likely the same when foreigners want to know since when Indonesians speak Bahasa Indonesia. Maybe some of us will say since a long time ago, but precisely since when? Some of us will answer since ‘The Youth Pledge’. It means since 28 October 1928.

Historically, the English language is devided into three periods : Old English, from 800 to 1066. Middle English, from 1066 to about 1500 and Modern English, from 1500 to the present time.

Modern English is the English that native speakers have been using for the last 500 years. Modern English begin from the dialect that had developed around London by the end of the fifteenth century. It is now spoken by the British isles, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and other areas.