Language functions as an instrument for communication. Language makes
conversation. Each nation has its own language. But because English is so widely
spoken, it has often been referred to as a "world language", and
while it is not an official language in most countries, it is currently the
language most often taught as a foreign language. It is, by international
treaty, the official language for aeronautical and
maritime communications. English is one of the official languages of
the United Nations and many other international organizations.
Books, magazines, and newspapers written in English are available in
many countries around the world, and English is the most commonly used language
in the Sciences.
This increasing use of the English language globally has had a large
impact on many other languages, leading to language shift and
even language death, and to claims of linguistic
imperialism. English itself has become more open to language
shift as multiple regional varieties feed back into the language
as a whole.
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