English in the world: A very brief history of a global language
English today is a truly global language. It’s used all across the world, for everything from finance to popular culture.
But how did a language that was once spoken by just a few tribes on an island off the coast of continental Europe end up becoming the world’s pre-eminent lingua franca? And how has the language changed over the centuries as it has spread around the globe? This short animation about English in the world explains all!
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