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The History of English: An Introduction 2nd Edition by Stephan Gramley

Edition 2ISBN: 978-1138501096
book The History of English: An Introduction 2nd Edition by Stephan Gramley cover

The History of English: An Introduction 2nd Edition by Stephan Gramley

Edition 2ISBN: 978-1138501096
Exercise 8
How many people know English? This is a question with many answers. Collect and compare some of the numbers. Some of the many sources you might use are McArthur 1996 (English, q.v.), Crystal 2003, Jenkins 2009a, the Ethnologue website http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=eng. Then try to explain the differences between the varying results. The reasons may lie in how old or how recent the data used is and whether, for example, census data accurately records language use. More uncertain are the ways in which know English is understood.
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