11 Questions
What played a significant role in making English the official medium of communication worldwide?
Air and Sea Control
What is a common controversy regarding the spread of English language mentioned in the text?
The impact of English on local languages
How are distinctive local dialects and versions of English viewed in the text?
Seen as new legitimate forms of English
What is the estimated number of people who speak English as a second language?
1.5 billion
How many of the 195 countries in the world use English as an official language?
51 countries
During which period did English colonists start settling in North America and English merchants establish outposts in India?
Shortly after Richard Mulcaster's time
What makes the current prevalence of English as a global lingua franca unique in human history according to the text?
It is the first time a lingua franca extends beyond specific regions
During the 19th century, how much did the number of English speakers globally increase by?
Quintupled
Which individual in the text expressed the belief that English would become the language of commerce throughout the seas of the East?
Thomas Babington Macaulay
In what context did Edwin Guest predict that English would be spoken by hundreds of millions before another century has gone by?
As a language of commerce
Even after gaining independence, some countries continued to use English primarily because:
English was most people's first language in those countries.
Test your knowledge on the controversies surrounding English as a global language, including discussions on independence, Western imperialism, and language preservation among immigrants to English-speaking countries.
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