#5: English as a Lingua Franca Use complete sentences into which you incorporate the questions to answer the following questions in your openers notebook. I would be happy to check your answers some day before the day of the notebook test if you are unsure about any! Through what type of diffusion, relocation or expansion, did English spread to North America, Australia, and some of the Pacific in the 1500-1900s? Through what type of diffusion, relocation or expansion, has English become a lingua franca in the last 40-50 years? Advances in what type of technology are responsible for the change in the method of diffusion of English over the past 40-50 years? Examine Fig. 5-50 on pg. 177. Which language has historically dominated content on the internet? Use Fig. 5-50 on pg. 177 to determine which language is increasingly being used in content on the internet.