ometimes the purpose is "official" communication; sometimes "educational"; sometimes it is more restricted--though not so restricted as to constitute EOP (English for Occupational Purposes) or ESP (English for Specific or Special Purposes). One can think of Bangladesh, Botswana, Brunei, Cameroon, Cook Islands, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tuvalu, Uganda, Venuatu, Western Samoa, Zambia,and Zimbabwe--where, if English did not exist as an official or at least officious vehicle, communication in some sectors would be well-nigh impossible. These countries (except for Puerto Rico and Western Samoa) have inherited English through British political imperialism, and now have it modified through American economic and cultural imperialism. Even where one of the native language
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