English-speaking world - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › English-speaking_worldThe English-speaking world includes over 2 billion people globally who speak the English language as of the 2000s, [1] [2] making English the largest language by number of speakers, and the third largest language by number of native speakers. The regions where English is natively spoken by the majority of the population, due to cultural ...
The Importance of English in Today’s World
preply.com › en › blogMay 27, 2014 · English is the official language of 67 countries. That’s right, 67 countries! In some countries where English is not the most spoken language, it is still an official language. That means, it’s accepted by a country’s government, and often taught in schools. That’s a lot of the world covered with just one language!
World Englishes - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › World_EnglishesWorld Englishes is a term for emerging localised or indigenised varieties of English, especially varieties that have developed in territories influenced by the United Kingdom or the United States. The study of World Englishes consists of identifying varieties of English used in diverse sociolinguistic contexts globally and analyzing how ...