Guyanese Culture - Festivals in Guyana, Films Set in Guyana, Guyanese Literature, Guyanese Music, Languages of Guyana, Museums in Guyana (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 41. Chapters: Festivals in Guyana, Films set in Guyana, Guyanese literature, Guyanese music, Languages of Guyana, Museums in Guyana, National symbols of Guyana, Religion in Guyana, Sport in Guyana, Jaguar, English language, Baha'i Faith in Guyana, Obeah, Arawakan languages, Guyanese records in athletics, Culture of Guyana, Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones, Macushi language, Music of Guyana, Freedom of religion in Guyana, Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple, Berbice Creole Dutch, Islam in Guyana, Kyk-Over-Al, Mustard Bath, Guyana National Museum, Carib language, Guyana national basketball team, Rugby union in Guyana, Mashramani, Flag of Guyana, Jumbee, Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology, Festival of Lights, Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains, Guyana at the Pan American Games, Guyana: Crime of the Century, Wordsworth McAndrew Award, Coat of arms of Guyana, Jonestown: Paradise Lost, Warao language, Akawaio language, Maroon music, Guyana at the Olympics, Guyana Pepperpot, Skepi Creole Dutch, Shanto, Pagwa, Ebe Gilkes Quartet, Patamona language, National Library of Guyana. Excerpt: English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria. Following the economic, political, military, scientific, cultural, and colonial influence of Great Britain and the United Kingdom from the 18th century, via the British Empire, and of the United States since the mid-20th century, it has been widely dispersed around the world, become the leading language of international discourse, and has acquired use as lingua franca in many regions. It is widely learned as a second language and used as an official language of the European Union and many Commonwealth countries, as well as in m...