The linguist Braj Kachru came up with one of the most well known models about how English is used around the world. His idea shows how English spread between different countries and how people use the...
Read moreEnglish didn’t become a global language overnight. It went through a long journey, influenced by different invasions, cultures, and social changes. This journey is often described through the "Seven A...
Read moreDeveloping any language requires a standard to make it official and widely accepted. Einar Haugen proposed a model with four key stages of standardisation. Later on, linguists James and Lesley Milroy ...
Read moreThe process of colonization took different forms in different places. Britain and England were using Celtic and Latin during the Roman invasion, and after the Romans withdrew, Britain started focusing...
Read moreWhen people from different language backgrounds need to talk to each other, they sometimes create a new way to communicate. This is how pidgins and creoles were born. These languages have a fascinatin...
Read moreEnglish has become a global language used all around the world. It plays a special role in almost every country, either as an official language, a second language, or the main language of education.
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