English language
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| + | [[Image:Edgar Allan Poe.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A [[daguerreotype]] of [[Edgar Allan Poe]], [[English writer]]]] | ||
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| - | '''English''' is a [[West Germanic languages|West Germanic language]] originating in [[England]], and the [[first language]] for most people in [[Australia]], [[Canada]], the [[Commonwealth Caribbean]], [[Ireland]], [[New Zealand]], the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[United States|United States of America]] (also commonly known as the [[Anglosphere]]). It is used extensively as a [[second language]] and as an [[official language]] throughout the world, especially in [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] countries such as [[India]], [[Pakistan]] and [[South Africa]], and in many [[international organisation]]s. | + | '''English''' is a [[West Germanic languages|West Germanic language]] originating in [[England]]. |
| Modern English is sometimes described as the global [[lingua franca]]. | Modern English is sometimes described as the global [[lingua franca]]. | ||
| - | + | == Phonology == | |
| + | [[English phonology]] of the English language differ from one dialect to another, usually without interfering with mutual communication. Phonological variation affects the inventory of [[phoneme]]s (i.e. speech sounds that distinguish meaning), and phonetic variation consists in differences in pronunciation of the phonemes. | ||
| == See == | == See == | ||
| *[[Anglophone]] | *[[Anglophone]] | ||
| *[[Anglosphere]] | *[[Anglosphere]] | ||
| + | *[[English jokes]] | ||
| *[[English literature]] | *[[English literature]] | ||
| + | *[[English proverbs]] | ||
| *[[England]] | *[[England]] | ||
| {{GFDL}} | {{GFDL}} | ||
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English is a West Germanic language originating in England.
Modern English is sometimes described as the global lingua franca.
Phonology
English phonology of the English language differ from one dialect to another, usually without interfering with mutual communication. Phonological variation affects the inventory of phonemes (i.e. speech sounds that distinguish meaning), and phonetic variation consists in differences in pronunciation of the phonemes.
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