The English Language

Modern English is both the most spoken language in the world and the third-most spoken native language, after Mandarin Chinese and ______

English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval ______

It is also the most widely learned second language in the world, with more second-language speakers than native ______

English is either the official language or one of the official languages in 59 sovereign states (such as in India, Ireland, and ______)

It is a co-official language of the United Nations, the European Union, and many other international and regional ______

English accounts for at least one quarter of the world's ______

English is the dominant language for historical reasons without being explicitly defined by law in the ______

The namesake of the language is the ______, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain

English is a West Germanic language in the ______ language family

In some other countries, it is the sole or dominant language for historical reasons without being explicitly defined by law (such as in the ______ or United Kingdom)

English accounts for at ______

English is the sole or dominant language for historical reasons without being explicitly defined by law (such as in the United States or United ______

English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called ______, originated in early medieval England

English is a co-official language of the United Nations, the European Union, and many other international and regional ______

It is also the most widely learned second language in the world, with more second-language speakers than native ______