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ENGLISH AS A WORLD LANGUAGE (Some details about the growth og English (THe…
ENGLISH AS A WORLD LANGUAGE
Some details about the growth og English
Captain JC claimed parts of Australia (1770)
New Zealand became a British Colony (1841)
Colonised many of the Carabbean islands
THe BEIC came to India (1600)
Trading valuable goods
The first European settlements
Spoke english
In 1900 Britain controlled 30% of Africa
English today
Particular varies all over the world
Why English?
Contains vocalbulary from a great variety of languages
Grammer is not too complex
Flexible language
From Ango-Saxon to world language
Colonies
Two reasons why english is so wide
The position of the USA as a world power
It goes back several centuries
More than one language
Sierra Leone
Jamaica
The pacific
India