English Language
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| Regions | British Isles |
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| Native speakers | 360–400 million (2006); L2 speakers: 750 million; as a foreign language: 600–700 million |
| Early forms | Middle English |
| Signed forms | Manually coded English |
| Language family | Indo-European languages |
| Writing systems | Latin script |
| English alphabet | |
| Anglo-Saxon runes | |
| English Braille | |
| Unified English Braille | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2326059 |
About English Language
English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and eventually became a global lingua franca. It is named after the Angles, one of the Germanic tribes that migrated to the area of Great Britain that later took their name, as England.
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Sophia Loren: Italian star has emergency surgery after fall
By Emma SaundersEntertainment reporter
Oscar-winning actress Sophia Loren has undergone Emergency Surgery following a Fall In her bathroom at her Swiss home.
The 89-year-old sustained several " serious fractures" to different parts of her hip and femur, her agent Andrea Giusti told the PA news agency.
Loren's representative also confirmed both Loren's sons, Carlo and Edoardo Ponti , were at her bedside.
A spokesperson told Reuters the surgery " went well and now she needs to rest and everything will be resolved".
Loren has had a long career, after being born into poverty in Naples. She went on to become a Hollywood star, winning an Oscar in 1962 for Vittorio de Sica's film La Ciociara (Two Women ) about a wartime mother's rape.
That win was groundbreaking; it was the First Time an actor or actress had won an Academy Award for a role not in the English Language .
She also starred opposite Hollywood greats including Marlon Brando , Frank Sinatra and Cary Grant .
In 1990, Loren also won an honorary award at The Oscars , and in 2021, her career was revived with a critically acclaimed performance in The Life Ahead, directed by Loren's son Edoardo.
The Star played a Holocaust survivor who forges a bond with a 12-year-old Senegalese immigrant.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com