The English language is a West Germanic language, originating from England. It is the third most common "first" language (native speakers), with around 402 million people in 2002. English has lingua franca status in many parts of the world, due to the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the United Kingdom and later the United States. Where possible, virtually all students worldwide are required to learn some English, and knowledge of English is virtually a prerequisite for working in many fields and occupations. Higher academic institutions, for example, require a working command of English.

Subcategories

There are 8 subcategories to this category.

English dialects F Forms of English

G German loanwords English grammar H History of the English language

L Literature in English P English pronunciation S English spelling

Articles in category "English language"

There are 24 articles in this category.

English language A Alt.usage.english Anglicisation Anglicism Anglophone Anglosphere B Charles Boycott Business English

E English as a lingua franca for Europe English as an additional language English-speaking Europe Euro-English F Foreign language influences in English I International English L Latin influence in English List of English languages List of Germanic and Latinate equivalents

M Macquarie Dictionary Mid-Atlantic English P List of English prepositions T Teaching English as a Foreign Language U User:Nulbyte/English/Verbs/Will Z Zedland s English spelling