I think the reasons are - 1. English is a language which is easy to learn and understand. 2. In the past centuries, those who spoke English travelled all over the world - especially around the 19th...
There are many answers to this question, but they can be simplified to two complementary reasons: a) the position of English with relation to the two main historic families of languages used in...
The global spread of the English language happened as a result first of the success of England as a colonial power, and secondly because a former colony of England, the United States of America, has...
English has become an internationally spoken language largely because of the size of the British Empire. The British explored the globe, settled in numerous regions such as Africa, Asia, Australia...