Imperial Standard

Imperial Standard, also referred to as Standard Tongue, Earth Basic or Anglish, is the dominant de facto state language of the Socialist Cosmic Empire. The source of this language is English, a Germanic language originating from the British Isles. This language was the lingua franca of Earth from the late 20th century onward, and when United Earth became more involved in galactic politics, it became the lingua franca of the Alpha Quadrant and the Federation. (It was called Federation Standard during this time period) When the Federation collapsed, the language remained, but it was renamed to Imperial Standard to signify the new imperial agenda of the former Federation.