How English Became The Global Language

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Why is English the international language. Is it because of invasion and colonialism or is there more? Is there something about English that makes it an excellent choice as the global tongue? We look at 1000 years of history, take a look at the stats (which are often misleading) and more. Sign up for the LetThemTalkTV newsletter here. It's full of interesting insights and stories about the English language and it's free! http://eepurl.com/izRKww 00:00 Lots of Statistics 01:03 Why English? 03:33 The Death of English? 07:32 The Fightback 12:07 A Side note about Scotland 12:36 Colonisation and America 16:08 Industry and Empire 18:17 Who speaks English and Wikipedia's misleading stats #historyofenglish CREDITS By Flappiefh - Own work from:Natural Earth ;The origin and early spread of the Black Death in Italy: first evidence of plague victims from 14th-century Liguria (northern Italy) maps by O.J. Benedictow., CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=66468361 By Hogweard - Blank topographic map of the British Isles.svgDerivative work: Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79703511 By Augustus Binu, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29707968 By Amrhelweh - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=123432033 Sources History of English Podcast https://historyofenglishpodcast.com/ A History of the English Language Baugh, Albert C,Cable, Thomas The Adventures of English - Melvyn Bragg Mother Tongue - Bill Bryson The Story of English Paperback - Robert McCrum Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Indiaspeak-English-is-our-2nd-language/articleshow/5680962.cms +++