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			== English language ==
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			File:Europe_germanic-languages_2.PNG\|Europe germanic languages 2
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			File:Beowulf_Cotton_MS_Vitellius_A_XV_f._132r.jpg\|Beowulf Cotton MS Vitellius A XV f. 132r
			File:University_College_Oxford02.jpg\|University College Oxford02
			File:St_John's_College_Second_Court,_Cambridge,_UK_-_Diliff.jpg\|St John's College Second Court, Cambridge, UK - Diliff
			File:Great_Vowel_Shift2a.svg\|Great Vowel Shift2a
			File:Map_of_English_native_speakers.png\|Map of English native speakers
			File:Detailed_SVG_map_of_the_Anglophone_world.svg\|Detailed SVG map of the Anglophone world
			File:Population_speaking_English_at_home_by_PUMA.png\|Population speaking English at home by PUMA
			File:EF_English_Proficiency_Index_2019_Europe.svg\|EF English Proficiency Index 2019 Europe
			File:English_as_main_language_in_London_2021.svg\|English as main language in London 2021
			File:Kachru's_three_circles_of_English.svg\|Kachru's three circles of English
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'''English language''' is a [[West Germanic language]] that was first spoken in early medieval England and eventually became a global [[lingua franca]]. It is named after the [[Angles]], one of the ancient [[Germanic peoples]] that migrated to the area of [[Great Britain]] that later took their name, [[England]]. Both names derive from Anglia, a peninsula on the [[Baltic Sea]]. English is closely related to [[Frisian]] and [[Low Saxon]], with its vocabulary being significantly influenced by other [[Germanic languages]], particularly [[Old Norse]] (a [[North Germanic language]]), as well as [[Latin]] and [[French]].

==History==
English originated in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the [[Anglo-Saxon]] kingdom of Northumbria. Following the economic, political, military, scientific, cultural, and colonial influence of Great Britain and the United Kingdom from the 18th century, via the [[British Empire]], and of the United States since the mid-20th century, it has been widely propagated around the world, becoming the leading language of international discourse and the [[lingua franca]] in many regions.

==Classification and related languages==
English is a [[West Germanic language]], and its closest relatives are other West Germanic languages such as [[German]], [[Dutch]], and [[Frisian]]. It has also been significantly influenced by [[Romance languages]], particularly [[French]].

==Geographical distribution==
As a result of the historical dominance of the British Empire, and of the United States, English is widely spoken across the globe. It is the official language of numerous countries and is often used as a second language in others.

==See also==
* [[History of the English language]]
* [[English phonology]]
* [[English grammar]]
* [[English in computing]]
* [[English literature]]

==References==
<references />

==External links==
* [http://www.englishlanguage.org/ English Language Organization]

[[Category:English language]]
[[Category:West Germanic languages]]
[[Category:Languages of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Subject–verb–object languages]]
[[Category:Stress-timed languages]]
[[Category:English as a second language]]
[[Category:English-language education]]

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			== English language ==
			<gallery>
			File:Europe_germanic-languages_2.PNG\|Europe germanic languages 2
			File:West_Germanic_languages_(simplified).svg\|West Germanic languages (simplified)
			File:Beowulf_Cotton_MS_Vitellius_A_XV_f._132r.jpg\|Beowulf Cotton MS Vitellius A XV f. 132r
			File:University_College_Oxford02.jpg\|University College Oxford02
			File:St_John's_College_Second_Court,_Cambridge,_UK_-_Diliff.jpg\|St John's College Second Court, Cambridge, UK - Diliff
			File:Great_Vowel_Shift2a.svg\|Great Vowel Shift2a
			File:Map_of_English_native_speakers.png\|Map of English native speakers
			File:Detailed_SVG_map_of_the_Anglophone_world.svg\|Detailed SVG map of the Anglophone world
			File:Population_speaking_English_at_home_by_PUMA.png\|Population speaking English at home by PUMA
			File:EF_English_Proficiency_Index_2019_Europe.svg\|EF English Proficiency Index 2019 Europe
			File:English_as_main_language_in_London_2021.svg\|English as main language in London 2021
			File:Kachru's_three_circles_of_English.svg\|Kachru's three circles of English
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