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English Growth (English as a mean of communication (spoken by a huge…
English Growth
English as a mean of communication
spoken by a huge number of people
not the biggest language, when it comes to first language
official language in 52 countries
25-30% understand and speak English to some degree
most useful language internationally
Companies use English to join the world wide flow of goods and services
dominant language on the Internet
Created in English
English became popular in science
to globalise all information
Entertainment from other countries is in English
Language of music
details about the growth
The first European settlers in America spoke English
English spread throughout the whole continent
USA & Canada today
Europeans traded with Caribbean
English was the trade language
James Cook claimed Australia for Britain
Used it as a prison
New Zealand became a British colony
used as a base for whalers
Britain traded in India
Gradually took more control of the country
Slaves attracted Britain to Africa
around 1900 they controlled nearly 30% of the population
English today
Many spoken languages
American
British
Irish
Australian
South African
Indian
written American English is closer to pronounciation than British
Neighbor-Neighbour
the difference in written languages is very small
Pronounciation can vary a lot from each language
Why English?
Flexible language
contain words from many languages
Grammar is not too complex
not that hard to learn
spelling and pronounciation is not that different