English Around the World Kovyazina M.A. Comparative Culturology Lectures 2007-2008

English around the world Official language of 53 countries One of the most spoken languages English as the first language English as the second language  Kovyazina M.A. Comparative Culturology Lectures 2007-2008 More than 1 bln  More than 340 mln

The top 10 most spoken languages (2008) Chinese (Mandarin) = 1,210,000,000 Hindustani = 366,000,000 Spanish = 358,000,000 English = 341,000,000 Arabic = 300,000,000 Portuguese = 250,000,000 Bengali = 207,000,000 Russian = 167,000,000 Japanese = 125,000,000 German = 100,100,000 Kovyazina M.A. Comparative Culturology Lectures 2007-2008

The British Empire in 1897

English around the world Kovyazina M.A. Comparative Culturology Lectures 2007-2008 – countries, states, and provinces where English is a primary language – countries where it is an official but not a primary language

Countries in order of native speakers Rank Country 1st language speakers Kovyazina M.A. Comparative Culturology Lectures 2007-2008

Countries in order of native speakers Rank Country 1st language speakers 1. The USA 215.4 mln Kovyazina M.A. Comparative Culturology Lectures 2007-2008

Countries in order of native speakers Rank Country 1st language speakers 1. The USA 215.4 mln 2. The United Kingdom 58 mln Kovyazina M.A. Comparative Culturology Lectures 2007-2008

Countries in order of native speakers Rank Country 1st language speakers 1. The USA 215.4 mln 2. The United Kingdom 58 mln 3. Canada 17,7 mln Kovyazina M.A. Comparative Culturology Lectures 2007-2008

Countries in order of native speakers Rank Country 1st language speakers 1. The USA 215.4 mln 2. The United Kingdom 58 mln 3. Canada 17,7 mln 4. Australia 15 mln Kovyazina M.A. Comparative Culturology Lectures 2007-2008

Countries in order of native speakers Rank Country 1st language speakers 1. The USA 215.4 mln 2. The United Kingdom 58 mln 3. Canada 17,7 mln 4. Australia 15 mln 5. Ireland 3,8 mln Kovyazina M.A. Comparative Culturology Lectures 2007-2008

Countries in order of native speakers Rank Country 1st language speakers 1. The USA 215.4 mln 2. The United Kingdom 58 mln 3. Canada 17,7 mln 4. Australia 15 mln 5. Ireland 3,8 mln 6. South Africa 3,7 mln Kovyazina M.A. Comparative Culturology Lectures 2007-2008

Countries in order of native speakers Rank Country 1st language speakers 1. The USA 215.4 mln 2. The United Kingdom 58 mln 3. Canada 17,7 mln 4. Australia 15 mln 5. Ireland 3,8 mln 6. South Africa 3,7 mln 7. New Zealand ≥ 3 mln Kovyazina M.A. Comparative Culturology Lectures 2007-2008

Countries in order of native speakers Rank Country 1st language speakers 1. The USA 215.4 mln 2. The United Kingdom 58 mln 3. Canada 17,7 mln 4. Australia 15 mln 5. Ireland 3,8 mln 6. South Africa 3,7 mln 7. New Zealand ≥ 3 mln 8. Jamaica 2.6 mln Kovyazina M.A. Comparative Culturology Lectures 2007-2008

Varieties of English British English American English / US English Canadian English Australian English New Zealand English Caribbean English Nigerian English Singaporean English South African English Indian English Kovyazina M.A. Comparative Culturology Lectures 2007-2008

Distribution of native English speakers by country Kovyazina M.A. Comparative Culturology Lectures 2007-2008

English around the world English is the official language for aerial and maritime communications The official language of the European Union, the United Nations, the International Olympic Committee, UNESCO, NATO, WHO (World Health Organisation) Kovyazina M.A. Comparative Culturology Lectures 2007-2008

International Dialects Chinglish Deutschlish / Gerlish Frenglish Hindlish Italglish Spanglish Russlish / Runglish (Рунглийский язык) Kovyazina M.A. Comparative Culturology Lectures 2007-2008