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English-Speaking World  Outline * English as a Spoken Language. * English Speakers (Native and Non-native Speakers). * English as an official Language. * Major and Minor Varieties of English. * English as a Global Language. * Result of Being a Global Language. ...

English-Speaking World  Outline * English as a Spoken Language. * English Speakers (Native and Non-native Speakers). * English as an official Language. * Major and Minor Varieties of English. * English as a Global Language. * Result of Being a Global Language.  English-Speaking World Over 2 billion people speak English, making English the largest language by number of speakers (native and non-native), and the third largest language by number of native speakers. With almost 330 million native speakers, the United States of America is the largest English speaking country. Most native speakers of English are Americans.  English-Speaking Countries 1- The United States of America is the largest English speaking country (330 million) 2- The United Kingdom (67.5 million) 3- Canada (37.5 million) 4- Australia (25.3 million) 5- The Republic of Ireland (4.9 million) 6- New Zealand (4.8 million)  Majority English-Speaking Countries (Six countries) The United States of America, The United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, The Republic of Ireland and New Zealand have the majority of native English speakers that are grouped under the term Anglosphere. Anglosphere is a term used to refer to a group of English–speaking nations  Major Varieties of English ❑British English ❑American English ❑Canadian English ❑ Australian English ❑ Irish English ❑ New Zealand English South Africa, India, The Philippines, Jamaica, and Nigeria have millions of native speakers of dialect ranging from English–based creole languages (a language that develops from simplifying and mixing of different languages within a fairly brief period of time) to standard English. Countries where English is the Official Language: In some countries where English is not the most spoken language, it is an official language, e.g. ❑India (the largest number of second language speakers of English) ❑Botswana ❑Cameroon ❑Eswatini (Swaziland) ❑Fiji ❑Ghana ❑Hong kong ❑Kenya ❑Lesotho ❑Liberia ❑Malta ❑The Philippines ❑Pakistan (second official language after the Urdu). Pakistan is the only Islamic country in which English is official.  Native Varieties Non-native Varieties (Major Varieties) (Sub-Varieties) Sub-varieties are related to countries such as: 1) British English 1) Jamaica 2) American English 2) Nigeria 3) Canadian English 3) South Africa 4) Australian English 4) Ghana 5) Irish English 5) Uganda 6) New Zealand English 6) The Philippines 7) India/Pakistan  English as a Global Language ❑English is so widely spoken, it has often been referred to as a “world language”, the lingua franca of the modern era. Lingua franca: a language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different. 1) It is currently the language most often taught as a foreign language. 2) It is, by international treaty, the official language for aeronautical and maritime communications. 3) It is one of the official languages of the United Nations and many other international organizations including the International Olympic Committee. 4) In the European Union, English is one of 24 official languages and is widely used by institutions. 5) It is one of two co-official languages for astronauts (besides the Russian language) serving on board the International Space Station. 6) Books, magazines, and newspapers written in English are available in many countries around the world. 7) English is the most commonly used language in science magazines; as early as 1997, 95% of scientific articles were written in English. 8) In publishing, English literature predominates considerably with 28% of all books published in the world and 30% of web content in 2011. This increasing use of the English language globally has had a large impact on other languages. It led to language shift, language death and claims of linguistic imperialism. Thank You