List of English-language movies based on foreign-language movies (2252 bytes)
1: ... list of English-language 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]])

Old English language (33841 bytes)
2: ...of which survive only in a few pronouns in modern English.
4: ...riants of the [[Old Norse language|Scandinavian]] languages from the invading [[Viking|Norsemen]] who were o...
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: ... other West Germanic languages of the period, Old English was fully inflected with five grammatical cases, ...

English language (32162 bytes)
1: ...utions, for example, require a working command of English.
2: {{language|name=English|nativename=English
5: <!-- The UK is not the #1 English speaking country. I think it's at least fair to i...
7: |speakers=First language: 402 million<br>
8: Second language: possibly 350 million&ndash;1 billion|rank=3

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: ...d a global language but the emergence of a global language is a natural occurrence resulting from the econom...
8: ...lustrated by the scientific community in which an English-speaking person may be able to present his ideas ...
10: ... a language becomes global, such as the case with English, the world gains a mutual intelligence. Ideas an...

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.

Politics and the English Language (3835 bytes)
1: ...ng (and writing in general) in [[English language|English]], diagnoses its serious faults, and suggests rem...
6: ..., a scientific word, or [[jargon]] if an everyday English equivalent will suffice.
13: He translates this verse into "modern" English like this:
19: :Consider for instance some comfortable English professor defending [[Russia]]n [[totalitarianism...
25: ...to verify -- that the German, Russian and Italian languages have all deteriorated in the last ten or fifteen...

English-language numerals (13482 bytes)
3: ...omance language]]s). The long scale system is the older one and is also called the Traditional British ...
274: * [[How to name numbers in English]]
282: # In 1974 the [[British]] [[Prime Minister]] [[Harold Wilson]] announced to the [[House of Commons]] th...
287: ...hat will return the name of a number (in American English) for any decimal number entered, no matter how la...
290: [[Indian English]] additionally uses the words '''[[lakh]]''' and ...

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: ...ponded to a widely felt need for stability in the language. Calls and proposals for a new dictionary had bee...
11: ...horitative until the appearance of the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' at the end of the nineteenth centu...
17: [[Category:Dictionaries|Dictionary of the English Language]]

Dissertations on the English Language (244 bytes)
1: ...written in [[1789]] to further explain [[American English]]. This dissertation is dedicated to [[Benjamin F...

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

English as an additional language (6562 bytes)
1: ...ond language, and ''EFL'' -- English as a foreign language.
4: ...[[TESL]]'' is the teaching of English as a Second Language.
6: ...[TEFL]]'' is the teaching of English as a Foreign Language.
8: ...sing English at work, i.e. within an office where English is sometimes needed.
10: ... structure. Again, as a gross generalisation, in English-speaking countries such as [[Canada]] and [[Unite...

Foreign language influences in English (1673 bytes)
1: ...languages have influenced or contributed words to English
3: ...ds (this comes from the influence of the [[Norman language]]), words referring to food - e.g. ''au gratin''.
5: *[[German language|German]] some words relating to the [[Second Worl...
7: ...legal terminology. See also: [[Latin influence in English]]
9: *[[Greek language|Greek]] words - medical terminology (like for ins...

Teaching English as a Foreign Language (3429 bytes)
3: ...glish speakers and local experts, although native English speakers are generally considered preferable. Com...
14: ... Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages). Considered equivalent to the DELTA (see above)...
17: ...e is a danger of exploitation by employers. Among English teachers, South Korea has the unfortunate reputat...
19: ...nglish in South East Asia can be stressing, since English courses are often overpopulated, with pupils from...
24: ...ensive website for the [[English as an additional language|TESL]] community; includes job listings and journ...

English-language editions of The Hobbit (14342 bytes)
1: ...ist contains '''only''' complete, printed English-language editions of [[The Hobbit|''The Hobbit'']]. It is ...
29: == Described English-language Editions ==
44: ...nto-forest-in-front-of-mountains illustration in gold gilt a little above center. Matching slipcase in ...
46: ...ated film. All illustrations in full color, some fold-out. Illustrations printed directly on the front ...
47: ...ext. Burgundy, full imitation leather, elaborate gold gilt. No bookmark ribbon. Free end-paper maps in ...

List of English language poets (18880 bytes)
1: ...r write much of their [[poetry]] in the [[English language]]. {{listdev}}
8: *[[Harold Acton]] (1904-1994)
16: *[[Leslie Holdsworthy Allen]] (1879-1964)
22: *[[Matthew Arnold]] (1822-1888)
280: *[[Oliver Goldsmith]] (1728-1774)

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

Irish words used in the English language (3941 bytes)
1: '''Unnaturalized Irish words used in the English language''' in modern Ireland include:
20: ...The largest Irish political party, translation: 'Soldiers of Destiny')
32: ...unt|Punt]] ('pound' (currency), was often used in English to refer specifically to the [[Irish pound]], now...
53: ==Words commonly used in English==
56: ...''', from ''bard'' - one who practices one of the old arts of poetry and music.

List of idioms in the English language (15483 bytes)
7: Here is a list of idioms in the [[English language]] along with their meanings:
44: ...il is the strikeplate for most door knockers. To hold it in place, after it was driven through the door...
72: *'''Over the hill:''' To be past one's prime, old, a senior citizen. A person has reached his/her p...
95: ... A (sometimes boastful) unrealistic story, often told in a humorous way.
118: [[Category:English phrases]]

Random House Dictionary of the English Language (2116 bytes)
1: '''''The Random House Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged''''' was the original name of a large...
3: ... Dictionary'', and the ''[[Dictionary of American English]]'', all out of print.
5: ...n of the ''Random House Dictionary of the English Language. Unabridged''. It was the first dictionary to us...
7: ...n of adding dates for the entry of words into the language. Unlike the ''Collegiate'', which cited the date...

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (3433 bytes)
1: ...uage (AHD)''''' is a [[dictionary]] of [[American English]] published by [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] p...
5: ... step of combining ''prescriptive'' elements (how language ''should'' be used) and ''descriptive'' informati...
8: ...ousand inferred Proto-Indo-European roots and the English words of the AHD that are understood to have evol...
10: ...s. The fourth edition ([[2000]]) added [[Semitic language]] materials, including an analogous appendix of r...
12: ...nguage|The Random-House Dictionary of the English Language]]''.

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