{"id":151058,"date":"2019-02-23T17:39:54","date_gmt":"2019-02-23T17:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.english-culture.com\/?p=151058"},"modified":"2020-05-20T18:39:13","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T18:39:13","slug":"most-spoken-languages-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.english-culture.com\/most-spoken-languages-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Languages of the world"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Most<\/a>
Most spoken languages in the world<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1st language \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2nd language<\/span><\/p>\n

Mandarin Chinese \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 850 million\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 — <\/span>
\nEnglish\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 425 million\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1 billion<\/span>
\nHindu\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 400 million\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 125 million<\/span>
\nSpanish\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 390 million\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 70 million <\/span>
\nArabic\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 272 million\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 24 million<\/span>
\nIndonesian \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 222 million\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 15 million<\/span>
\nPortuguese\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 210 million\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20 million<\/span>
\nBengali\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 194 million\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20 million<\/span>
\nRussian\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 145 million\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 110 million<\/span>
\nJapanese \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 130 million \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 —<\/span><\/p>\n

No. of languages spoken in the world: 6,912<\/span><\/p>\n

A global language<\/span><\/p>\n

We all live in a small unique world, that’s why we need at least one sole common language. Carl William Brown<\/span><\/p>\n

\"English<\/a>
English as a global language<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

English around the world – Facts & Figures
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 English is the first language in 36 countries.<\/span>
\n\u2022\u00a0 It is the second language in 34 countries.<\/span>
\n\u2022\u00a0 89% of schoolchildren in the EU study English as a foreign language.<\/span>
\n\u2022\u00a0 English is the most commonly used language in science: 95% of all scientific articles are written in English.<\/span>
\n\u2022\u00a0 English is the international language of business, finance, marketing,\u00a0 economics, trading, politics and diplomacy. It’s one of the official languages of the European Union, United Nations and the International Olympic Committee.<\/span>
\n\u2022\u00a0 English is the official language of air traffic control, sea navigation and space travel.<\/span>
\n\u2022\u00a0 Because of the global spread, a lot of English dialects and English-based languages have developed around the world. These are often referred to as creole languages and pidgins. Examples include Jamaican Creole and Nigerian Pidgin.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"English<\/a>
English speaking coun tries<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Will English be the global language forever? Will English become the eternal global language? Or is it destined to die out like Latin?<\/span><\/p>\n

Whether or not English will always remain the global language is a question of debate for historians and linguists. David Crystal, author of the book English as a Global Language, thinks that it will. He claims that English dominates communication in a way that no other language has ever been able to do before. It is not only the language of the Web, but also of science, of air traffic and even of war.<\/span>
\nEnglish is continually changing. And perhaps that is the key to its future. In the past, the various invasions of Britain all influenced the language. The English speaking populations of British colonies also had their influence. The result is a flexible and elastic Ianguage with the ability to adapt words, create new words and borrow words from other languages. New words enter the English language all the time. The exact number is uncertain but thousands are appearing every year.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"World<\/a>
World Language Families<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Historian Nicholas Ostler, however, has a different opinion. He says: “Halfway through the fifteenth century in Europe the future of Latin looked extremely bright. And look what happened to that.” And even if English remains the global language, the triumphant Anglo-Saxons will have to remember that there’s always another side to the coin. A journalist for the New York Times points out: “The world is flat: today an Indian graduate is able to do the same job as his American contemporary for half the price and in the same language… Think well before choosing the university for your children. In a few years’ time, a lot of occupations in the west will no longer exist.”<\/span>
\nAnd perhaps Latin has the last word after all. Behind the bar of a tiny caf\u00e9 in Madison Avenue, New York, there is a Latin inscription: “Non scholae sed vitae discimus” – We learn for life not for school. The owner, a Hungarian, says: “In Budapest if you wanted to become a lawyer, a teacher or a doctor you had to study Latin for five years. For me it’s still the universal language. I haven’t forgotten any of it.”<\/span><\/p>\n

If you can’t learn English, try Globish<\/span><\/p>\n

It happens all the time: during an airport delay the man to the left, a Korean, starts talking to the man opposite, who is perhaps Colombian. Soon they start chatting in a language that seems to be English. But the native English speaker sitting between them cannot understand a word.<\/span>
\nThey don’t know it, but the Korean and the Colombian are speaking a form of Globish, the latest addition to the 6,800 languages that are spoken around the world. Globish was invented by a Frenchman, Jean-Paul Nerri\u00e8re. Nerri\u00e8re is quick to point out that it is not a proper language. “It’s not a language. It’s a tool,” he says. “A language is the vehicle of a culture. Globish doesn’t want to be that. It is just a means of communication.”<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Globish<\/a>
Globish as a world language<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The main principles of Globish are a vocabulary of only 1,500 words in English (the Oxford English Dictionary lists 615,000), plus gestures and repetition. The point” says Nerri\u00e8re is to reach the threshold of understanding.”<\/span>
\nThe idea for Globish came from the 1980s when Nerri\u00e8re worked for IBM in Paris with colleagues of about 40 nationalities. At a meeting where they were waiting to be addressed by two Americans, they started talking in what Nerri\u00e8re calls “une certaine forme d’anglais perverti”. Then the Americans arrived and after their opening phrases “Call me Jim,” “Call me Bill,” no one understood a word. Neither did Jim or Bill understand the perverted English.<\/span>
\nNerri\u00e8re sees a great future for Globish, which he has trademarked. He has written a book Parlez Globish and, since its publication, his Website has had many thousands of visitors. He claims that, with 82 hours of study, a student should be able to communicate in Globish, but he repeats that it is nothing but a tool to use when the proper language is not understood. “It is not the language of Hamlet, Faulkner or Virginia Woolf,” he explains.<\/span><\/p>\n

Find out more about the languages of the world visiting these links:<\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.ethnologue.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.sil.org<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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