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The English languages (also called insular Germanic and Anglic) are a group of linguistic varieties
Variety (linguistics)

In sociolinguistics, a variety, also called a lect, is a language or dialect considered as a variety or development of another language or dialect....
 including Old English and the languages descended from it. These include Middle English
Middle English

Middle English is the name given by historical linguistics to the diverse forms of the English language spoken between the Norman conquest of England of 1066 and about 1470, when the #Chancery Standard, a form of London-based English, began to become widespread, a process aided by the introduction of the printing press into England by William...
, Early Modern English
Early Modern English

Early Modern English is the stage of the English language used from about the end of the Middle English period to 1650. Thus, the first edition of the King James Bible and the works of William Shakespeare both belong to the late phase of Early Modern English, although the King James Bible intentionally keeps some archaisms that were not comm...
, and Modern English
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
; Early Scots
Early Scots

Early Scots language describes the emerging literary language of the Northern Middle English speaking parts of Scotland in the period before 1450....
, Middle Scots
Middle Scots

Middle Scots describes the English languages of Scottish Lowlands in the period from 1450 to 1700. By the end of the 13th century its phonology, orthography, accidence, syntax and vocabulary had diverged markedly from Early Scots, which was virtually indistinguishable from early Northumbrian Middle English....
, and Modern Scots
Scots language

Scots or Lowland Scots refers to the Germanic Variety derived from Middle English spoken in parts of Lowland Scotland, Northern Ireland and the border areas of the Republic of Ireland....
; and the now extinct Yola
Yola language

Yola is an Extinct language West Germanic language formerly spoken in Ireland. A branch of Middle English language, it evolved separately among the English who followed the Normans barons Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke and Robert Fitz-Stephen to eastern Ireland in 1169....
 and Fingalian
Fingalian

Fingalian is an extinct language spoken by the people of County of Fingal, an area to the north of Dublin. It is similar to the Yola language, and the two are often referred to as a single language, "Yola and Fingalian"....
 in Ireland.

English-based creole languages
English-based creole languages

An English-based creole language is a creole language that was significantly influenced by the English language. Most English creoles were formed in English colonies, following the great expansion of British naval military power and trade in the 17th and 18th centuries....
 are not generally included, as only their lexicon, not their linguistic structure, comes from English.








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The English languages (also called insular Germanic and Anglic) are a group of linguistic varieties
Variety (linguistics)

In sociolinguistics, a variety, also called a lect, is a language or dialect considered as a variety or development of another language or dialect....
 including Old English and the languages descended from it. These include Middle English
Middle English

Middle English is the name given by historical linguistics to the diverse forms of the English language spoken between the Norman conquest of England of 1066 and about 1470, when the #Chancery Standard, a form of London-based English, began to become widespread, a process aided by the introduction of the printing press into England by William...
, Early Modern English
Early Modern English

Early Modern English is the stage of the English language used from about the end of the Middle English period to 1650. Thus, the first edition of the King James Bible and the works of William Shakespeare both belong to the late phase of Early Modern English, although the King James Bible intentionally keeps some archaisms that were not comm...
, and Modern English
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
; Early Scots
Early Scots

Early Scots language describes the emerging literary language of the Northern Middle English speaking parts of Scotland in the period before 1450....
, Middle Scots
Middle Scots

Middle Scots describes the English languages of Scottish Lowlands in the period from 1450 to 1700. By the end of the 13th century its phonology, orthography, accidence, syntax and vocabulary had diverged markedly from Early Scots, which was virtually indistinguishable from early Northumbrian Middle English....
, and Modern Scots
Scots language

Scots or Lowland Scots refers to the Germanic Variety derived from Middle English spoken in parts of Lowland Scotland, Northern Ireland and the border areas of the Republic of Ireland....
; and the now extinct Yola
Yola language

Yola is an Extinct language West Germanic language formerly spoken in Ireland. A branch of Middle English language, it evolved separately among the English who followed the Normans barons Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke and Robert Fitz-Stephen to eastern Ireland in 1169....
 and Fingalian
Fingalian

Fingalian is an extinct language spoken by the people of County of Fingal, an area to the north of Dublin. It is similar to the Yola language, and the two are often referred to as a single language, "Yola and Fingalian"....
 in Ireland.

English-based creole languages
English-based creole languages

An English-based creole language is a creole language that was significantly influenced by the English language. Most English creoles were formed in English colonies, following the great expansion of British naval military power and trade in the 17th and 18th centuries....
 are not generally included, as only their lexicon, not their linguistic structure, comes from English.

See also

  • List of dialects of the English language
    List of dialects of the English language

    This is a list of varieties of the English language. Dialects are variety which differ in pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar from each other and from Standard English ....
  • Regional accents of English speakers
    Regional accents of English speakers

    The regional Accent of English language speakers show great variation across the areas where English language is spoken as a first language. This article provides an overview of the many identifiable variations in English pronunciation, usually deriving from the Phonology inventory of the local dialect, of the local variety of Standard Engli...
  • History of the English language
    History of the English language

    English language is a West Germanic languages which originated from the Anglo-Frisian dialects brought to Great Britain by Germanic tribes from various parts of what is now northwest Germany and the northern Netherlands....
  • History of the Scots language
    History of the Scots language

    The history of the Scots language refers to how Anglic languages variety spoken in parts of Scotland developed into modern Scots language....