Global Language

English is a global language

English is extensively used as a second language and as an official language in many other countries, it is the most widely taught and understood language in the world, and sometimes is described as a means of communication between speakers of different mother tongues - does not necessarily imply that it has become a new standard language.

English has over 500 million speakers. It is behind only Chinese, which distributes a colossal 1 billion-plus speaker. English is today the third most widely distributed language as a first spoken language in the world, after Mandarin and Hindi (see the ranking). Something around 600 million people use the various dialects of English regularly. About 377 million people use one of the versions of English as their mother tongue, and a similar number of people use one of them as their second or foreign language as well.

English is used widely in either the public or private sphere in more than 100 countries all over the world. In addition, the language has occupied a prominent place in international academic and business communities. The current status of the English language at the start of the new millennium compares with that of Latin in most of Western Europe since the fall of the Roman Empire. English is also the most widely used language for young backpackers who travel across continents, regardless of whether it is their mother tongue or a secondary language While English is not an official language in many countries, it is currently the language most often taught as a second language around the world. Books, magazines, and newspapers written in English (such as Times and Newsweek) are available in many countries around the world. English is also the most commonly used language in the sciences. In 1997, the Science Citation Index reported that 95% of its articles were written in English, even though only half of them came from authors in English-speaking countries.

World countries, states, and provinces where English is the de facto official language are dark blue; countries, states, and provinces where it is an official, but not a primary language are light blue.

How does English come to a global language? There are several aspects of reasons as follows:

Ñ"x The geographical spread of English is unique among the languages of the world, throughout history. The influence of the