Write a brief note on English as a world language.
Ans. Chinese has the largest number of native speakers but it is confined
only to the Chinese sub-continent. On the other handEnglish is spoken over a
much larger area of the world thax Chinese. In other words, English today is
the most widely used language in the world. Indeed, there is hardly any country
in the world which does not use English as one of following form:
Mother-tongue or first language (L)
Second language (L)
Foreign language (FL)
1. English as a mother-tongue/first language (L.) versus the countries
that use it as L, - English is used as a mother-tongue or first language (L,) in the
UK, the USA, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, These
coutries are generally known as the mother-tongue countries of English, Besides,
English is also used as an L, by the Anglo-Indian community of India.
2. English as a second language versus the countries that use it as L,-
English is used as a second language in many Asian and African countries such
as Singapore, Malaysia, Nigeria, Namibia, Botswana, etc. In these countries
English is recognized as the second official langauage.
English as forign language versus the countries that use it as Fl
English is widely used and studied as a foreign language in many countries stuch
na, Japan, UAB, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Eritrea, France, Germany, Switzerland,
Mexico, Brazil etc.
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