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Read the passage below and summarize it using one sentence. Type your response in the box at the bottom of the screen. You have 10 minutes to finish this task. Your response will be judge on the quality of your writing and on how well your response presents the key points in the passage.
American English is, without doubt, the most influential and powerful variety of English in the world today. There are many reasons for this. First, the United States is, at present, the most powerful nation on earth and such power always brings with it influence. Indeed, the distinction between a dialect and a language has frequently been made by reference to power. As has been said, a language is a dialect with an army.
Second, America’s political influence is extended through American popular culture, in particular through the international reach of American films (movies, of course) and music, As Kahane has pointed out, The internationally dominant position of a culture results in a forceful expansion of its language.... the expansion of language contributes to the prestige of the culture behind it.
Third, the international prominence of American English is closely associated with the extraordinarily quick development of communications technology, Microsoft is owned by an American, Bill Gales, This means a computer s default setting for language is American English, although of course this can be changed to suit one's own circumstances, In short, the increased influence of American English is caused by political power and the resultant diffusion of American culture and media, technological advance and the rapid development of communications technology.