5 sentences
about how the English language
became a
global language
400 years
back in time about 4 million people speaked English as their first and second
language.
Today the
number is about 2 billion, and this is mostly because it is a learned second
language in most countries, and it is a common language in different fields
such as biology and sciences, but also the second global language on the web
and in books.
By the time
Britain started to conquer land for colonies and build up their empire, the English
language had been affected by several factors.
The Anglo-Saxons
were the firs influence to the language, and the influence of other factors
such as the Vikings, Shakespeare and dictionaries followed.
Today the English
language is a result of influence through years, and
its’ speakers affects the language today by speaking it.
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