ฉันรักแปลClassification of Englishe

ฉันรักแปลClassification of Englishes[edit]
The spread of English around the world is often discussed in terms of three distinct groups of users, where English is used respectively as:
1. a native language (ENL); the primary language of the majority population of a country, such as in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
2. a second language (ESL); an additional language for intranational as well as international communication in communities that are multilingual, such as in India,Nigeria, and Singapore. Most of these Englishes developed as a result of imperial expansion that brought the language to various parts of the world.
3. a foreign language (EFL); used almost exclusively for international communication, such as in Japan.
4. a lingua franca (ELF); the most extensive contemporary use of English, additionally acquired language system which serves as a common means of communication for speakers of different first languages, such as Japanese