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Is English
an International Language?
Nowadays,
more than 300 million people speak English as their first or native language in
countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia or New
Zealand. In other countries like Pakistan, India, Guyana or South Africa,
English is not the mother tongue, but people speak it as a second language. In
Canada, they have two official languages, English and French.
Since the
beginning of the XX century, English has become the main language of
international communication. Although Mandarin Chinese and Spanish both have
more native speakers, English is certainly the world’s most popular language in
the world.
English is
today an open language. It has incorporated words from latin, Greek and many
modern languages. For example, many words derive from Hindi, such as pajamas
and bungalow.
In Latin
American and European countries, English is a very important foreign languge
and people usually learn it at school.
The
importance of English has grown since the World Wars of the last century. The
cinema, music, and television have helped take American culture into many
countries that listen to American music and watch American films, sit-coms, and
cartoons.
There are
of course, various small differences between the English that people use in different
parts of the world. There are also numerous different accents, none of which is
better than the others.
The most
common differences in English re between American and British English, but in
Australia, Scotland and Ireland there are also differences in vocabulary.
For a long
time, people around the world have considered English as the world´s most
important language.
Has this
process finished? Only time will answer this question.
How many
people speak English?
Which two
languages have more native speakers than English?
What
language do the English words pajamas and bungalow originally come from?
What countries
people speak English as their first language or native language in?
Which are
the two official languages in Canada?
Where do
people learn English in Latin America?
What
countries people speak English as their second language?
