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English vs English


English vs English


Countries

Countries
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe   
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Countries
33   
2
33   
2

National Language
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America   

Second Language
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore   
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America   
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America   

Minority Language
South Africa   
South Africa   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
  
  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Not Available   

Derived From
Latin   
Latin   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
English-Alphabets.jpg#200   
English-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
26   
8
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
21   
11
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
7   
6
7   
6

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks   
3
6 weeks   
3

Greetings

Hello
Hello   
Hello   

Thank You
Thank you   
Thank you   

How Are You?
How are you?   
How are you?   

Good Night
Good Night   
Good Night   

Good Evening
Good Evening   
Good Evening   

Good Afternoon
Good Afternoon   
Good Afternoon   

Good Morning
Good Morning   
Good Morning   

Please
Please   
Please   

Sorry
Sorry   
Sorry   

Bye
Bye   
Bye   

I Love You
I love you   
I love you   

Excuse Me
Excuse Me   
Excuse Me   

Dialects

Dialect 1
American English   
American English   

Where They Speak
United States of America   
United States of America   

How Many People Speak
225,000,000.00   
3
225,000,000.00   
3

Dialect 2
Hiberno-English   
Hiberno-English   

Where They Speak
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom   
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom   

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00   
15
4,500,000.00   
15

Dialect 3
Welsh English   
Welsh English   

Where They Speak
United Kingdom   
United Kingdom   

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00   
14
2,500,000.00   
14

Total No. Of Dialects
188   
34
188   
34

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1,200.00 million   
1
1,200.00 million   
1

Speaking Population
5.43 %   
4
5.43 %   
4

Native Speakers
400.00 million   
3
400.00 million   
3

Second Language Speakers
400.00 million   
1
400.00 million   
1

Native Name
English   
English   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Not Available   

French Name
anglais   
anglais   

German Name
Englisch   
Englisch   

Pronunciation
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/   
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Not Available   

History

Origin
5th Century AD   
5th Century AD   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English   
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English   

Standard Forms
Standard English   
Standard English   

Language Position
3   
3
3   
3

Signed Forms
Signed English   
Signed English   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
en   
en   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
eng   
eng   

ISO 639 2/B
eng   
eng   

ISO 639 3
eng   
eng   

ISO 639 6
engs   
engs   

Glottocode
stan1293   
stan1293   

Linguasphere
52-ABA   
52-ABA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic   
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic   

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English and English Language History

Comparison of English vs English language history gives us differences between origin of English and English language. History of English language states that this language originated in 5th Century AD whereas history of English language states that this language originated in 5th Century AD. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on English and English Language History.

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English and English Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where English and English greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in English and English language. English word for "Hello" is Hello or English word for "Thank You" is Thank you. Find more of such common English Greetings and English Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

English vs English Difficulty

The English vs English difficulty level basically depends on the number of English Alphabets and English Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare English and English are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in English and English, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn English is 6 weeks while to learn English time required is 6 weeks.

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