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Irish and English History


English and Irish Language History


History

Origin
c. 750   
5th Century AD   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Celtic   
Not Available   

Branch
Goidelic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English   

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   
Standard English   

Language Position
Not Available   
3   
3

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language   
Signed English   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

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Early forms of Irish and English

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

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

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Irish and English Language Family

In Irish and English history, you will get to know about Irish 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. Irish is a part of Indo-European Family while English is a part of Indo-European Family. The subgroup and branch of Irish is Celtic and Goidelic 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 Irish and English language on Irish vs English alphabets. You can also find which is the most widely spoken language in the world on Most Spoken Languages.

Irish vs English Language Rank

It’s really interesting to find out Irish vs English language rank. Irish and English history gives you Irish and English language rank. The Irish language rank is not available. 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 Irish vs English.

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