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What is the status of English as a second language?
What is the status of English as a second language?
Where did the speakers of English, called Anglophones, originate?
Where did the speakers of English, called Anglophones, originate?
Which language family does English belong to?
Which language family does English belong to?
How many sovereign states have English as an official language?
How many sovereign states have English as an official language?
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What contributed to the emergence of Old English?
What contributed to the emergence of Old English?
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What is the position of English among the most spoken languages in the world?
What is the position of English among the most spoken languages in the world?
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How does English rank in terms of second-language speakers?
How does English rank in terms of second-language speakers?
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In how many sovereign states is English an official language?
In how many sovereign states is English an official language?
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What is the status of English as a co-official language?
What is the status of English as a co-official language?
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What percentage of the total speakers of the Germanic language branch does English account for?
What percentage of the total speakers of the Germanic language branch does English account for?
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