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The 16 pages that link to English as a lingua franca, each with the reason it gives.

• English languageRelated: This role connects English speakers internationally without requiring a common native language.

• Linguistic imperialismBroader topic: Its global role raises questions about access, dependence, and unequal communicative burden.

• Lingua francaBroader topic: English serves this role in international business, education, travel, and digital communication.

• American EnglishRelated: American forms often circulate globally, but international English use is not identical to them.

• English grammarRelated: Its diverse users develop practices that challenge narrow definitions of correct English.

• World EnglishesRelated: Its flexible, multilingual interactions reveal forms of English beyond native-speaker norms.

• International auxiliary languageCompared with: Its global reach makes it the strongest practical alternative to a deliberately neutral auxiliary language.

• Universal languageBroader topic: It shows how a national language can acquire global reach without being designed as universal.

• InterlinguaCompared with: English gained this role through social and political history, unlike Interlingua’s deliberate construction.

• Modern EnglishRelated: Modern English often serves this role in international settings.

• English as a Second or Foreign LanguageRelated: It explains why many learners need English chiefly for communication with other non-native speakers.

• InterlinguisticsCompared with: Its global reach is the most prominent practical alternative to a neutral planned auxiliary language.

• FinvenkismoCompared with: It is the dominant practical alternative to finvenkismo’s proposed shared second language.

• Anna WierzbickaCompared with: Her framework questions whether ordinary English can serve as a neutral language for describing all cultures.

• International EnglishRelated: This describes international English when speakers use it chiefly to communicate with one another.

• Teaching English as a Second or Foreign LanguageRelated: Its international use can shift teaching goals beyond imitation of native-speaker norms.