The English language is unspoken.
English [ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ] is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now the global lingua franca . Despite noticeable variation among the accents and dialects of English used in different countries and regions -- in terms of phonetics and phonology , and sometimes also vocabulary , grammar and spelling -- English-speakers from around the world are able to communicate with one another with relative ease .