English language is so widely spoken, it has often been referred to as a "world language", the lingua franca of the modern era, and while it is not an official language in most countries, it is currently the language most often taught as a foreign language. Some linguists believe that it is no longer the exclusive cultural property of "native English speakers", but is rather a language that is absorbing aspects of cultures worldwide as it continues to grow. It is, by international treaty, the official language for aerial and maritime communications. English is an official language of the United Nations and many other international organisations.
English
is the language most often studied as a foreign language in the
European Union, by 89% of schoolchildren, ahead of French at 32%, while
the perception of the usefulness of foreign languages amongst Europeans
is 68% in favour of English ahead of 25% for French. Among some
non-English-speaking EU countries, a large percentage of the adult
population claims to be able to converse in English – in particular: 85%
in Sweden, 83% in Denmark, 79% in the Netherlands, 66% in Luxembourg
and over 50% in Finland, Slovenia, Austria, Belgium, and German.
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This
increasing use of the English language globally has had a large impact
on many other languages, leading to language shift and even language
death, and to claims of linguistic imperialism. English itself is now
open to language shift as multiple regional varieties feed back into the
language as a whole