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The English language spoken and written in England encompasses a diverse range of accents and dialects. The language forms part of the broader British English, along with other varieties in the United Kingdom. Terms used to refer to the English language spoken and written in England include English English [1] [2] and Anglo-English.
Modern English, sometimes called New English ( NE) [2] as opposed to Middle and Old English, is the form of the English language that has been spoken since the Great Vowel Shift in England, which began in the late 14th century and was completed by the 17th century . With some differences in vocabulary, texts which date from the early 17th ...
A Dictionary of the English Language, sometimes published as Johnson's Dictionary, was published on 15 April 1755 and written by Samuel Johnson. [2] It is among the most influential dictionaries in the history of the English language . There was dissatisfaction with the dictionaries of the period, so in June 1746 a group of London booksellers ...
India (with 21 other regional Languages, and with English as a link language) [citation needed] Tetum: East Timor (with Portuguese) Thai: Thailand; Tigrinya: Eritrea (with Arabic and English) Ethiopia (with Afar, Amharic, Oromo and Somali) Tok Pisin: Papua New Guinea (with English and Hiri Motu) Toma:
An English language idiom and a colloquial phrase meant to describe a person who acts superior, or one who behaves as if they are more important than others. [69] put the cat among the pigeons. To create a disturbance and cause trouble. [70] raining cats and dogs. Raining very hard or strongly. [71] right as rain.
For example, English has about 450 million native speakers but, depending on the criterion chosen, can be said to have as many as two billion speakers. [2] There are also difficulties in obtaining reliable counts of speakers, which vary over time because of population change and language shift .
English is the dominant international language in communications, science, business, aviation, entertainment and diplomacy. The influence of the British Empire is the primary reason for the initial spread of the language far beyond the British Isles. Following World War II, the growing economic and cultural influence of the United States has ...
