ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The earliest forms of English, collectively known as “Old English", evolved from a group of North Sea Germanic dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th and 9th centuries.

Detailed explanation-2: -The official language is Burmese, spoken by the people of the plains and, as a second language, by most people of the hills. During the colonial period, English became the official language, but Burmese continued as the primary language in all other settings.

Detailed explanation-3: -The official language of Myanmar (Burma) is Burmese (mya), spoken by the majority ethnic group (Bamar, or Burman) and as an additional language by speakers of the approximately 100 minority indigenous languages.

Detailed explanation-4: -The earliest extant Burmese writing dates from the middle of the 11th century and is written in an alphabet derived from that of the Pāli language of India and Ceylon. Old Burmese, the language of these writings, is not as conservative as Old Tibetan, to which it is related.