List of languages by number of native speakers - Wikipedia
Human languages ranked by their number of native speakers are as follows. All such rankings should be used with caution, because it is not possible to devise a coherent set of linguistic criteria for distinguishing languages in a dialect continuum. [1] .
First language - Wikipedia
A first language (L1), native language, native tongue, or mother tongue is the first language a person has been exposed to from birth [1] or within the critical period. In some countries, the term native language or mother tongue refers to the language of one's ethnic group rather than the individual's actual first language.
Native speaker - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A native speaker is someone who learned to speak a language as part of their childhood development. A native speaker's language is usually the language their parents speak and/or the language of their country of origin.
List of languages by total number of speakers - Wikipedia
For example, English has about 450 million native speakers but, depending on the criterion chosen, can be said to have as many as two billion speakers. [2] There are also difficulties in obtaining reliable counts of speakers, which vary over …
Native-speakerism - Wikipedia
Native-speakerism is the belief that native-speaker teachers embody Western cultural ideals in both English language and teaching methodology. The term was coined by Adrian Holliday. [1] However, the ideology of native-speakerism has been present much longer than that. [2] Native-speakerism might rely upon the dichotomous discourse that native language adquisition is …
List of languages by number of native speakers
Below is a List of languages by number of native speakers. [1] Over half the world's population speaks the 15 most used native languages. They are listed here. They are from the Swedish Nationalencyklopedin (2007, 2010). The distinction between language and …
English-speaking world - Wikipedia
The English-speaking world comprises the 88 countries and territories in which English is an official, administrative, or cultural language. In the early 2000s, between one and two billion people spoke English, [1] [2] making it the largest language by number of speakers, the third largest language by number of native speakers and …
List of languages by number of native speakers - Wikiwand
For first- and second-language speakers, see List of languages by total number of speakers. Human languages ranked by their number of native speakers are as follows. All such rankings should be used with caution, because it is not possible to devise a coherent set of linguistic criteria for distinguishing languages in a dialect continuum . [1]
Japanese language - Wikipedia
Japanese (日本語, Nihongo, ⓘ) is the principal language of the Japonic language family spoken by the Japanese people.It has around 123 million speakers, primarily in Japan, the only country where it is the national language, and within the Japanese diaspora worldwide.. The Japonic family also includes the Ryukyuan languages and the variously classified Hachijō language.
Spanish language - Wikipedia
Spanish (español) or Castilian (castellano) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin spoken on the Iberian Peninsula of Europe.Today, it is a global language with about 500 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain, and about 600 million when including second language speakers. [4] [5] Spanish is the official language of 20 ...