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The English languages (also called insular Germanic and Anglic) are a group of linguistic varieties including Old English and the languages descended from it. These include Middle English, Early Modern English, and Modern English; Early Scots, Middle Scots, and Modern Scots; and the now extinct Yola and Fingalian in Ireland. English-based creole languages are not generally included, as only their lexicon, not their linguistic structure, comes from English. Old English (Northumbrian, Mercian, Kentish, West Saxon) Early Northern Middle English Early Midland & Southeastern Middle English Early Southern & Southwestern Middle English Early Scots Northern Middle English Midland Middle English Southeastern Middle English Southern Middle English Southwestern Middle English Middle Scots Northern Early Modern English Midland Early Modern English Metropolitan Early Modern English Southern Early Modern English Southwestern EME, Yola, Fingalian Modern Scots Northern Modern English Midland Modern English Standard Modern English Southern Modern English West Country Modern EnglishFrom Wikipedia under the
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Old English Compared to Modern English
The MANCASS C11 Database
Old English Links