History shows that Britain has always been multilingual

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https://theconversation.com/history-shows-that-britain-has-always-been-multilingual-230474

History shows that Britain has always been multilingual

A common lament among those opposed to immigration is that “in many parts of England, you don’t hear English spoken any more”. But it has never been the case that English was the only language spoken on this island.