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18. A Ireland and the USA belong to the Circle of English (Inner Circle), where English is the mother tongue. 19. Outer Nigeria belongs to the Outer Circle, where English is an official second language. 20. Outer Nigeria belongs to the Outer Circle of English. 21. Inner The Circle of English is the Inner Circle. 22. True English is used in international communication because of historical reasons. 23. Inner The Inner Circle of English, in which English is the mother tongue or first language. Inner 24. Outer The Outer Circle consists of countries where English is an official language but not the mother tongue for most people. Outer 25. Expanding The Expanding Circle consists of countries where English is mainly a foreign language. Expanding 26. their own (or indigenous/Nigerian) The Outer Circle countries have their own varieties of English. their own varieties 27. express One language (Pidgin English) is used to express a native variety. express 28. local language The local language is the majority language which is used in newspapers but not Standard English. local 29. A. Inner English is the mother tongue. B. Outer English is an official language; samples of the varieties (e.g., Nigerian English). C. Expanding English is a foreign language. D. Local phonological, morphological, lexical features of Nigerian English. A mother tongue \\ B official/second \\ C foreign \\ D Nigerian varieties