The document summarizes the expansion of the British Empire from the 16th century to the 20th century and how this led to the spread of the English language. It describes how the British established colonies in Ireland, the United States, the Caribbean, Canada, India, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and parts of Africa. As the empire grew to occupy a quarter of the earth's surface, English was imposed in the colonies and became the dominant language in their administration and education. The spread of English through the British colonial expansion resulted in the language being established as official or semi-official in many former colonies and a global English-speaking world today.

1. THE EXPANSION OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE AND THE FURTHER SPREAD OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE Subject : History of the English Language II Student : Ana Garanto

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18. EXPANSION OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE Map of the British Empire in 1921

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24. SPREAD OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE English-speaking world (Dark Blue = English spoken natively // Light Blue = Other places where English is official