Library of Congress Classification:Class P, subclass PE -- English language
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Subclass PE: English language is a classification used by the Library of Congress Classification
system under Class P -- Language and Literature
. This article describes subclass PE.
Library of Congress Classification
The Library of Congress Classification is a system of library classification developed by the Library of Congress. It is used by most research and academic libraries in the U.S. and several other countries; for example, Australia and Taiwan, R.O.C. It is not to be confused with the Library of...
system under Class P -- Language and Literature
Library of Congress Classification:Class P -- Language and Literature
Class P: Language and Literature is a classification used by the Library of Congress classification system. This article outlines the subclasses of Class PPPhilology; LinguisticsPAGreek language and literature; Latin language and literature...
. This article describes subclass PE.
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PE1–3729......EnglishEnglish language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
- 101–458......Anglo-Saxon. Old EnglishOld English languageOld English or Anglo-Saxon is an early form of the English language that was spoken and written by the Anglo-Saxons and their descendants in parts of what are now England and southeastern Scotland between at least the mid-5th century and the mid-12th century...
- 501–693......Middle EnglishMiddle EnglishMiddle English is the stage in the history of the English language during the High and Late Middle Ages, or roughly during the four centuries between the late 11th and the late 15th century....
- 814–896......Early Modern EnglishEarly Modern EnglishEarly Modern English is the stage of the English language used from about the end of the Middle English period to 1650. Thus, the first edition of the King James Bible and the works of William Shakespeare both belong to the late phase of Early Modern English...
- 1001–1693....Modern EnglishModern EnglishModern English is the form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift in England, completed in roughly 1550.Despite some differences in vocabulary, texts from the early 17th century, such as the works of William Shakespeare and the King James Bible, are considered to be in Modern...
- 1700–3602....Dialects. Provincialisms, etc.
- 3701–3729....Slang. Argot, etc.