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English Language Overview: History, Importance, and Global Reach

Discover the significance and prevalence of the English language globally, its roots, official status, and variations between British and American English. Explore key facts, countries, and differences.

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English Language Overview: History, Importance, and Global Reach

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  1. Digitální učební materiál

  2. Englishlanguage • English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England. • Now it is the most widely used language in the world. • It is spoken as a first language by the majority populations of several sovereign states. • In 2012 there were 60 sovereign states and 28 non-sovereign entities where English was an official language. • It is the third most spoken language in the world after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish.

  3. Englishlanguage • The majority of countries where English is an official language are former territories of the British Empire. Notable exceptions include Rwanda, which was a former Belgian colony, and Eritrea, which was an Italian colony where the British Empire spanned its control only in World War II. • English is one of the official languages of the United Nations, the European Union and the International Olympic Committee. • Although English is not an official language in the United States there are many states and regions within the U.S. where they do have English as an official language.

  4. KnowledgeofEnglishin the EU Obr. 1.

  5. Englishspeakingcountriesaroundtheworld Obr. 2. • Countries where English is an official or de facto official language, or national language, and is spoken natively by the majority of the population •  Countries where it is an official but not primary language

  6. Top 10 Englishspeakingcountries • USA • India • Pakistan • Nigeria • Philippines • United Kingdom • Germany • Bangladesh • Egypt • France

  7. British x AmericanEnglish There are many differences between British and American English in : • Pronunciation • Vocabulary • Grammar • Spelling

  8. British x AmericanEnglish

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  10. Použité zdroje: • Englishlanguage. In : Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): WikimediaFoundation, 2001- [cit. 2014-02-05]. Dostupné z www: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language Obrazový materiál • Obr. 1. - [cit. 2014-02-05]. Dostupný pod licencí Public domain na www: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Knowledge_English_EU_map.png • Obr. 2. - [cit. 2014-02-05]. Dostupný pod licencí Public domain na www: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_speaking_countries • Obr. 3. - [cit. 2014-02-05]. Dostupný pod licencí Public domain na www: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_States.svg

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