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English Around the World

English Around the World. English around the world. Official language of 53 countries One of the most spoken languages. English as the first language. English as the second language. . More than 1 bln. . More than 340 mln. The top 10 most spoken languages (2008).

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English Around the World

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  1. English Around the World

  2. English around the world • Official language of 53 countries • One of the most spoken languages English as the first language English as the second language  More than 1 bln  More than 340 mln

  3. The top 10 most spoken languages (2008) • Chinese (Mandarin) = 1,210,000,000 • Hindustani = 366,000,000 • Spanish = 358,000,000 • English = 341,000,000 • Arabic = 300,000,000 • Portuguese = 250,000,000 • Bengali = 207,000,000 • Russian = 167,000,000 • Japanese = 125,000,000 • German = 100,100,000

  4. The British Empire in 1897

  5. English around the world – countries, states, and provinces where English is a primary language – countries where it is an official but not a primary language

  6. Countries in order of native speakers

  7. Countries in order of native speakers

  8. Countries in order of native speakers

  9. Countries in order of native speakers

  10. Countries in order of native speakers

  11. Countries in order of native speakers

  12. Countries in order of native speakers

  13. Countries in order of native speakers

  14. Countries in order of native speakers

  15. Varieties of English • British English • American English / US English • Canadian English • Australian English • New Zealand English • Caribbean English • Nigerian English • Singaporean English • South African English • Indian English

  16. Distribution of native English speakers by country

  17. English around the world • English is the official language for aerial and maritime communications • The official language of the European Union, the United Nations, the International Olympic Committee, UNESCO, NATO, WHO (World Health Organisation)

  18. International Dialects • Chinglish • Deutschlish / Gerlish • Frenglish • Hindlish • Italglish • Spanglish • Russlish / Runglish (Рунглийский язык)

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