Тест 21

Today, English is a lingua franca. People all around the world want to learn it as their second or19пропуск 19, текущийlanguage. English fulfills the need for a global lingua franca for it20пропуск 20to large areas of the world due to colonisation, the widespread teaching of English as a foreign language and the invention of the Internet among other factors. Once a language is appropriated by new communities, it is then adapted to their specific needs. Consequently, the English language is undergoing change, and this change is being brought about mostly by21пропуск 21non-native speakers.