Whose language is English?:

Whose language is English? Although we often think of it as native to one place, today there are many Englishes. About seventy-five countries are now using English as their official or first language, and the number of people speaking it around the world continues to rise. But the makeup of the Engl...

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Main Author: Kiaer, Jieun (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [New Haven ; London] Yale University Press [2024]
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Online Access:DE-703
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Summary:Whose language is English? Although we often think of it as native to one place, today there are many Englishes. About seventy-five countries are now using English as their official or first language, and the number of people speaking it around the world continues to rise. But the makeup of the English-speaking population is changing. The proportion of speakers for whom English is a first language, for instance, is decreasing, due to the explosion in popularity of English as a second language.--publisher
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (ix, 250 Seiten)
ISBN:9780300280449
DOI:10.12987/9780300280449

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