READ THE PASSAGE BELOW AND ANSWER QUESTION 13-17
World Englishes point out the present day global spread of English and the variant roles of the language in different societies. Nearly every speaker of English today has been exposed to different varieties of global English. English is no longer just ‘one language’. It comes in many different shapes and sizes as it were. It is quite different in many countries and localities where it has been adopted. To grasp this phenomenon, linguists have come to talk of different Englishes. One of the main reasons why English is learnt in developing countries by people from all works of life is the belief that it is a primary gateway for better jobs and a better life. English is undergoing indigenization and nativization in Anglophone African countries. In many countries in Africa and Asia, there are now asymmetrical bilingual children since they grow up speaking English as first and most important language. Some have experienced language loss in their indigenous language.