English is the third most spoken first language in the world, but is also used by many as a second language. But how has English become so widespread that we can call it a world language?
The spread of English
English is spoken in large parts of the world. In countries like the UK, Ireland, the US, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, India and South Africa, English is an official language. In addition, many of the islands in the Caribbean and the Pacific use English.
There are actually as many as 402 million people who speak English as their first language, while there are between 350 million and a billion who use English as a second language – as we do in Norway.
What other languages do you think are considered world languages?
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