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English and Irish History

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1 History
1.1 Origin
5th Century AD
c. 750
1.2 Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
1.2.1 Subgroup
Not Available
Celtic
1.2.2 Branch
Not Available
Goidelic
1.3 Language Forms
1.3.1 Early Forms
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
1.3.2 Standard Forms
Standard English
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
1.3.3 Language Position
3NA
Chinese Language History
1 120
1.3.4 Signed Forms
Signed English
Irish Sign Language
1.4 Scope
Individual
Individual

History of English and Irish

History of English and Irish languages gives information about its origin, language family, language position, and early and standard forms. The English language was originated in 5th Century AD and Irish language was originated in c. 750. Also you can learn About English Language and About Irish Language. When we compare English and Irish history the important points of comparison are its origin, language family and rank of both the languages.

Early forms of English and Irish

The Early forms of English and Irish explains the evolution of English and Irish languages which is under English and Irish history. The early forms give us the early stages of the language. By studying English and Irish history we will understand how the English and Irish languages were evolved and modified according to time.

  • Early forms of English: Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English.
  • Early forms of Irish: Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish.
  • Standard forms of English: Standard English.
  • Standard forms of Irish: An Caighdeán Oifigiúil.
  • Signed forms of English: Signed English
  • Signed forms of Irish: Signed English

English and Irish Language Family

In English and Irish history, you will get to know about English and Irish language family. Go through all languages which belong to Afro-Asiatic Languages and Niger-Congo Languages and explore more about them. A language family is defined as group of languages that are derived from common ancestors. English is a part of Indo-European Family while Irish is a part of Indo-European Family. The subgroup and branch of English is Not Available and Not Available resp. The subgroup and branch of Irish is Celtic and Goidelic resp. Language families are subdivided into smaller units. Scripts used by these languages also depend upon their family. Check out the scripts used in English and Irish language on English vs Irish alphabets. You can also find which is the most widely spoken language in the world on Most Spoken Languages.

English vs Irish Language Rank

It’s really interesting to find out English vs Irish language rank. English and Irish history gives you English and Irish language rank. The English language rank is 3. And Irish language rank is not available. The language which is at the higher position has maximum number of native speakers. If you want to know the number of native speakers then go to English vs Irish.