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Introduction
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Introduction Many years ago, English language consisted of a collection of dialects spoken mainly by monolinguals and only with the shores of a small island. (Cheshire, 1991,p1) However, it spread quickly throughout the world in the last few centuries and became established as the first language, or one of the languages, of many communities outside England. Colonial activity was one of the main reasons which led to the expansion of English in the world. Thus, in my essay, I would like to discuss which forms of colonization in different parts of the world influenced the expansion of English. I would also discuss how these forms of colonization made the different varieties of English. I would try to compare the similarities and the differences of varieties of English from different forms of colonization. Furthermore, I would give some examples of different varieties of English such as vocabulary differences, pronunciation, including information...
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