[多项选择]从20世纪下半叶起，英语作为全球通用语言的地位进一步得到巩固和发展。英语已经不再是非英语国家和英语国家的人们进行交流时的工具，而更多地成为非英语国家之间的人们进行沟通的共用语言。英语在非英语国家的发展已经造成了许多带有浓厚地域特色的变体，它们的诞生已经或将要对英语今后的变化与发展带来不可忽视的影响。

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Since the second half of the B0th century, English has further secured its position as an international lingua franea. The language is not merely a means of communication between native and non-native speakers, but has also become a language used among peoples of non-English speaking countries. In these countries the language has evolved many varieties with local features, which have made, and will continue to make, an innegligihle impact on its change and development.