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ENGLISH (History of the English language (1. Why has English developed as…
ENGLISH
History of the English language
3.Which English?
Conglomeration of varieties
Aware of variations
1. Why has English developed as a world language?
Expansion of the British empire
17th-19th century
17th-18th: migration and expansion of english dialects
18th-19th: new colonies in Africa and Asia
America economic power
20th century
films and 80% cientific journals
2 billion speakers
400 bill. native
1.600 non native
2. Is control of English shifting away from British and American native speakers?
1 native speaker = 3 or 4 non native
Influence of the different speakers in the language
British/American/World English?
English everywhere!
Countries where it is the oficial language but not the most spoken one
Citizen interactions
Oficial language in: the Common Wealth of Nations, United Nations, European Union and International Olympic committee
More than 1 mill words= impossible to count them
It is influenced by other languages
Speaking Spanish in the US
1º: 37.6 mill spanish speakers -> 2º: 3 mill ? speakers
92% people in Lorain (Texas) speaks spanish