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1 giorno fa · As of 2016, 400 million people spoke English as their first language, and 1.1 billion spoke it as a secondary language. [68] English is the largest language by number of speakers. English is spoken by communities on every continent and on islands in all the major oceans.
4 giorni fa · English language, a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family that is closely related to the Frisian, German, and Dutch languages. It originated in England and is the dominant language of the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand.
1 giorno fa · American English, sometimes called United States English or U.S. English, is the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States. English is the most widely spoken language in the United States and in most circumstances is the de facto common language used in government
4 giorni fa · English phonology is the system of speech sounds used in spoken English. Like many other languages, English has wide variation in pronunciation, both historically and from dialect to dialect. In general, however, the regional dialects of English share a largely similar (but not identical) phonological system.
4 giorni fa · The term ‘English literature’ refers to the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles from the 7th century to the present, ranging from drama, poetry, and fiction to autobiography and historical writing.
17 mag 2024 · This article was most recently revised and updated by Encyclopaedia Britannica. Middle English language, the vernacular spoken and written in England from about 1100 to about 1500, the descendant of the Old English language and the ancestor of Modern English.
2 giorni fa · Definitions of English language. noun. an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries. synonyms: English.
