# english (language)

a pattern of energy that persists in space and time and is used to express information

- Computed level: L11 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: language  ·  Arena: english

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [pattern](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-pattern.regularity), [energy](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-energy.capacity), [information](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-information.knowledge), [express](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-express.communication), [persist](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-persist.continue), [space](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-space.extent), [time](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-time.dimension), [use](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-use.application)

**Through:** the pattern of energy repeats regular changes to express information

**Novel properties:**
- enduring signal structure
- meaningful variation in time and space
- controlled expression of knowledge

## Examples
- The King James Bible circulated in unaltered form across 400 years, shaping religious practice in England and America. *(institutions)*
- The Internet Engineering Task Force maintains RFC 2100, defining English as the default language for protocol documentation. *(computing)*
- BBC World Service broadcast news in English to 140 million households daily in 2023, spanning six continents. *(economics)*

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-english.language*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-english.language.json*  
*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*