The two pie charts compare the percentages of British
students
at a university in England who were able to speak Use synonyms
languages
other than English in 2000 and 2010.
In 2000, 30% of Use synonyms
students
could speak Spanish, which was the most common second Use synonyms
language
. The proportion of Use synonyms
students
speaking no other Use synonyms
language
Use synonyms
besides
English stood at 20%. 15% of Linking Words
students
could speak another Use synonyms
language
, followed by 15% who spoke only French. The figures for Use synonyms
students
who spoke only German or two other Use synonyms
languages
were both 10%.
In 2010, the percentage of Use synonyms
students
who could speak Spanish increased to 35%, making it the most significant rise. The proportion of Use synonyms
students
who spoke only English dropped to 10%, showing a decrease in monolingualism. Both French and German speakers decreased to 10%. The percentage of Use synonyms
students
speaking another Use synonyms
language
remained unchanged at 15%, Use synonyms
while
the figure for those speaking two other Linking Words
languages
grew slightly to 15%.
Use synonyms
Overall
, the data suggests an increase in multilingualism among British Linking Words
students
over the decade, particularly in the use of Spanish and other Use synonyms
languages
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