Learning another s language requires an understanding of the culture the language serves and maintains Universal grammar assumes a basic linguistic structure tied to shared neurobiophysical requirements for human survival anywhere. Worldliness of English comes of its being a linguistic mutt. English is a Germanic language German Dutch Flemish Danish Swedish Norwegian Yet, more than half of English vocab is derived from Latin Other borrowings from numerous languages relate the cosmopolitan identity. English uses what it needs at the time it is needed and often, throughout history, these terms stuck and held a place in the lexicon for a while or for a long time. Inflectional Simplicity English s historical growth shows a progressive simplification.
Older languages are more complex.