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History

Origin
9th Century   
5th Century AD   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Standard French   
Standard English   

Language Position
13   
12
3   
3

Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   
Signed English   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

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Early forms of French and English

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

  • Early forms of French: Old French, Middle French and French.
  • Early forms of English: Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English.
  • Standard forms of French: Standard French.
  • Standard forms of English: Standard English.
  • Signed forms of French: le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
  • Signed forms of English: le Français Signé (Signed French, France)

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French and English Language Family

In French and English history, you will get to know about French and English 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. French is a part of Indo-European Family while English is a part of Indo-European Family. The subgroup and branch of French is Romance and Not Available resp. The subgroup and branch of English is Not Available and Not Available resp. Language families are subdivided into smaller units. Scripts used by these languages also depend upon their family. Check out the scripts used in French and English language on French vs English alphabets. You can also find which is the most widely spoken language in the world on Most Spoken Languages.

French vs English Language Rank

It’s really interesting to find out French vs English language rank. French and English history gives you French and English language rank. The French language rank is 13. And English language rank is 3. 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 French vs English.

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