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❖ The Nobel Prize in Literature reflects the international reception of a major language's literary production .English is 25.47%. About 95%of Science articles are written in English, Books, magazines, and newspapers written in English are available in many countries around the world.
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❖ English is an official language of the United Nations and many other international organizations, including the International Olympic Committee. UNESCO, World Health Organization.
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De facto world language
❖ a large number of speakers,a substantial fraction of nonnative speakers . widely taught as a foreign language
❖ Economic and political reason
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❖ due to the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries ,