General language

General language

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General language

Early Modern English is the stage of the English language used from the beginning of the Tudor period (15th century until the Interregnum and Restoration (mid-to-late 17th century). Modern readers of ...

Anglo-Norman language

Language; General language

Anglo-Norman, also known as Anglo-Norman French is the name traditionally given to the dialect of the Old Norman language used in England during the Anglo-Norman period. The dialect is closely ...

Middle English

Language; General language

Middle English is the period in the history of the English language between the High and Late Middle Ages from roughly the late 11th and late 15th century. Middle English developed from Old English ...

Old English

Language; General language

Old English, or Anglo-Saxon is an early form of the English language that was spoken and written by the Anglo-Saxons and their descendants between at least the mid-5th century and the mid-12th ...

Scottish Gaelic

Language; General language

Scottish Gaelic is a Celtic language native to Scotland. It is closely related to Modern Irish and Manx, and all three languages developed from Middle Irish. As of 2001 there are over 58,000 speakers ...

Irish language

Language; General language

Irish, also known as Irish Gaelic, is a language originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a small minority of Irish people, as ...

tetun

Language; General language

Tetum (or Tetun) is an Austronesian language. It is one of the two official languages in Timor Leste. Tetun has been influenced by the vocabulary of Portuguese, the other official language of Timor ...