List of dialects of the English language (5219 bytes)
1: This is a '''list of varieties of the English language.'''
2: ...roup by their [[pronunciation]] of the [[standard language]].
4: See: [[Regional accents of English speakers]]
8: {{English_dialects}}
11: *[[International English]] ''or'' World English

List of idioms in the English language (15483 bytes)
1: {{listdev}}
3: ...ing means, but they might not know that ''to kick the bucket'' means ''to die''.
5: ... or directives ("don't count your chickens before they hatch").
7: ... of idioms in the [[English language]] along with their meanings:
9: *'''A black look:''' Giving someone a look of malice; "a dirty look"

List of English language poets (18880 bytes)
1: ...f their [[poetry]] in the [[English language]]. {{listdev}}
17: *[[Ethel Anderson]] (1883-1958)
22: *[[Matthew Arnold]] (1822-1888)
25: *[[Thea Astley]] (1925-2004)
26: *[[Edwin Atherstone]] (1788-1872)

List of English-language movies based on foreign-language movies (2252 bytes)
1: ...anguage movies based on foreign-language films. {{listdev}}
3: ...less]]'' from ''[[À bout de souffle]]'' ([[French language|French]])
4: ...]'' from ''[[Der Himmel Uber Berlin]]'' ([[German language|German]])
5: ...ousins]]'' from ''[[Cousin, cousine]]'' ([[French language|French]])
6: ...er (2002 movie)|Dark Water (2002)]]'' ([[Japanese language|Japanese]])

List of English-language first and second generation modernist writers (923 bytes)
1: '''List of English-language first and second generation [[modernist]] [[write...
8: *[[Brian Coffey]]
33: *[[Charles Reznikoff]]
42: *[[Louis Zukofsky]]
44: [[Category:Lists of writers|Modernist]]

List of English language television channels in India (662 bytes)
1: This is a list of English language television channels in [[India]].
2: All of them are 24 hour channels.
12: * [[Home Box Office|HBO]] - movies
20: * [[The History Channel]]
21: * [[ZEE ENGLISH]] - entertainment

Dialects of the Japanese language (8608 bytes)
1: ...sed on [[Tokyo]] speech, has dozens of geographic dialects.
6: ...odic and more "harsh" by speakers of the standard language.
8: ..., but no particular effort is underway to correct the misassumption.
10: ...is a particularly exact substitute, but the cross-language semantic differences are difficult to capture.
12: ...lieve this is because [[Yoshimoto Kogyo]], one of the country's main comedy television production compa...

List of Persian dialects (620 bytes)
1: ...uthwestern Iranian languages|Southwestern Iranian language family]].
3: *[[Persian language|Persian]] (standard)
4: *[[Aimaq language]]
5: *[[Bukharic language]]
6: *[[Darwazi language]]

List of Chinese dialects (4633 bytes)
1: The following is a list of major [[Chinese dialect]]s.
3: ...ss has approximate, stereotypical characteristics of its own.
14: *[[Northeast China Mandarin]]
32: **[[Kashgar dialect of Chinese]]
42: **[[Dungan language]]

List of British English words not used in American English (10662 bytes)
1: :''See also main article: [[American and British English differences]]''
3: ...ist of American English words not used in British English]]
4: ...having different meanings in British and American English]]
8: ..., as it is possible that the word is used in both dialects.
22: ...n also refer to an eggplant-like color in British English)

List of American English words not used in British English (6181 bytes)
1: :''See also main article: [[American and British English differences]]''
2: ...ist of British English words not used in American English]]''
3: ...having different meanings in British and American English]]''
5: ..., as it is possible that the word is used in both dialects.
69: ...rocess that builds interior walls without the use of water

Old English language (33841 bytes)
2: ...of which survive only in a few pronouns in modern English.
4: ...e occupying and controlling the [[Danelaw]] in northern and eastern England.
7: ...oto-Germanic]] language from which all [[Germanic languages]] are believed to have been derived.
9: .... Compare modern English 'Good day' with the Old English ''Gód dæġ'', modern Dutch '' Goede dag'', or...
11: ... sunne'' (the Sun) was female, while ''se móna'' (the Moon) was male.

English language (32162 bytes)
1: ...utions, for example, require a working command of English.
2: {{language|name=English|nativename=English
4: ...ngdom]], [[United States]] and a large number of other countries
5: ...ng country. I think it's at least fair to include the US -->
7: |speakers=First language: 402 million<br>

History of the English language (7289 bytes)
1: '''History of the [[English language]]'''
3: ==Old English==
4: ''Main article: [[Old English language]]''
6: ...ay derive from those early Anglo-Saxon roots, but English vocabulary has also been greatly influenced over ...
8: ...Latin]] and [[Greek language|Greek]] words to the language.

A Dictionary of the English Language (2944 bytes)
1: ...ry|dictionaries]] in the history of the [[English language]], was prepared by [[Samuel Johnson]] and appeare...
3: ...ndedly, with only clerical assistance to copy out the illustrative quotations that he had marked in boo...
5: ...[John Milton|Milton]] and [[John Dryden|Dryden]]. The dictionary contains over 100,000 quotations.
7: ...nerally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people".
9: ...ive, advocating traditional spellings rather than the simplifications that would be favoured by [[Noah ...

Dissertations on the English Language (244 bytes)
1: ...is dedicated to [[Benjamin Franklin]] and invites the world into Webster's classroom.

English the Global Language (3745 bytes)
3: ...hat outlines the widespread growth of the English language.
5: ...ge and rest is used it as their second or foreign language in more than 100
6: ...onomic power of a people. The need is created by the international academic and business communities.
8: ...aking person may be able to present his ideas and theories more clearly.
10: ...s can increase their understanding of each other. The world becomes a smaller more friendly place.

English programming language (673 bytes)
1: ...[Pick operating system]] using [[English language|English]].
3: ... a candidate for use as a programming language in the future.
5: [[Category:Query languages]]

Politics and the English Language (3835 bytes)
1: ...ng (and writing in general) in [[English language|English]], diagnoses its serious faults, and suggests rem...
2: ...e]], or other [[figure of speech]] which is quite often seen in print.
5: # Never use the passive voice where the active voice will do.
6: ..., a scientific word, or [[jargon]] if an everyday English equivalent will suffice.
7: # Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright barbaro...

English-language numerals (13482 bytes)
1: ''See also [[List of numbers]] (to be merged)''
3: ...rance|French]], adopted by the United States, and then abandoned by France.
5: ... billion (10¹⁵) a [[billiard]] etc. In the short scale system a billion is a thousand millio...
7: ...ix of the number name corresponds to the power of the base number. e.g. '''bi''' means '''2''', '''tri...
9: ...[[Nicolas Chuquet]]</em>), each number is a power of a million, i.e. '''(n)'''illion = (one million)<s...

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