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Jigneshbharati Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

The English

The English language has 26 letters in its alphabet and most experts believe there are 44 letter sounds.
Why do we need "the" before English language as it is a proper noun.
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Jignesh
  

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'English' is an adjective in that sentence, not a proper noun.

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  • 'English' is an adjective in that sentence, not a proper noun.
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'English' is an adjective in that sentence, not a proper noun.
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Is not noun plus noun- English language ( compound noun)? I am confused by an adjective and compound noun.
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JigneshbharatiThe English language ...
Why do we need "the" before English language as it is a proper noun.
It's not a proper noun when it occurs with "language". You can call it a proper adjective if you want.

"the" goes with "language" because it's a specific named language. That's how we talk about specific languages in English. the Frenc
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