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parts of wales and ireland between the 11th and 17th centuries under the guidance of successive english kings in wales this primarily occurred during the conquest of wales by edward i which involved english and flemish settlers being planted in various newly established settlements in welsh territory english settlers in ireland mostly resided in the pale a small area concentrated around dublin however much of the land the english settled was not intensively used or densely populated the culture of settling english populations in wales and ireland remained heavy influenced by that of england these communities were also socially and culturally segregated from the native irish and welsh a distinction which was reinforced by government legislation such as the statutes of kilkenny 4 ireland edit see also british rule in ireland and ireland united kingdom relations wales edit during the middle ages wales was gradually conquered by the english the institutional anglicisation of wales was finalised with the laws in wales acts 1535 and 1542 which fully incorporated wales into the kingdom of england this not only institutionally anglicised wales but brought about the anglicisation of the welsh culture and language motives for anglicising wales included securing protestant england against incursions from catholic powers in continental europe and promoting the power of the welsh tudor dynasty in the rest of england 1 scholars have argued that industrialisation prevented wales from being anglicised to the extent of ireland and scotland as the majority of the welsh people did not move abroad in search of employment during the early modern era and thus did not have to learn to speak english furthermore migration patterns created a cultural division of labour with national migrants tending to work in coalfields or remain in rural villages while non national migrants were attracted to coastal towns and cities this preserved monocultural welsh communities ensuring the continued prominence of the welsh language and customs within them however other scholars argue that industrialisation and urbanisation led to economic decline in rural wales and given that the country s large towns and cities were anglicised this led to an overall anglicisation of the nation 1 the elementary education act 1870 and the welsh intermediate education act 1889 introduced compulsory english language education into the welsh educational system english was perceived as the language of progress equality prosperity mass entertainment and pleasure this and other administrative reforms resulted in the institutional and cultural dominance of english and marginalisation of welsh especially in the more urban south and north east of wales 1 in 2022 the commission for welsh speaking communities warned that the emigration of anglophones to welsh speaking villages and towns was putting the welsh language at risk 9 in may 2026 welsh councillor einir williams 10 criticized ordnance survey for using names that have no basis in tradition across online signs and publications 11 modern non british isles diasporas edit see also modern immigration to the united kingdom harold abrahams an anglicised athlete celebrated by british jews for obtaining gold in the 1924 olympics 100m sprint 12 jewish refugees in britain at the turn of the 20th century were encouraged to anglicise themselves by playing british sports 13 such assimilation was desired by both the immigrants and the local anglo jewish elite as it would preempt antisemitic and xenophobic prejudices 14 continental europe edit germany edit philosophically england s political ideals and strength were inspirational for prussia in the 19th century 15 british art has also had a significant influence on germany 16 americas edit anglo america edit see also anglo america and british america canada edit see also canada united kingdom relations cultural relations the term anglicisation started being used around the time that the question of anglicising white populations outside of the british isles first presented itself in the late 18th century when the british empire had to decide how to conciliate french canadians to its rule 17 anglicisation was also expected of immigrants particularly at the time that the country envisioned itself as part of a global british imperial community until the cultural mosaic model took root in the late 20th century 18 caribbean edit see also british west indies united states edit see also united kingdom united states relations culture and media the united states was the first major british colony to become independent early into the american revolution the majority of the colonists still felt loyal to britain and preferred reconciliation over independence 19 close cultural relations eased the resumption of post revolution ties between the two nations and later aided their cooperation during world war ii giving rise to what became known as the special relationship 20 both nations cultural legacies and rising global stature led them to consider themselves as successors in certain ways to the roman empire 21 and american hegemony was able to peacefully succeed the british empire s dominance in part due to the widely shared heritage 22 during the 19th and 20th centuries there was a nationwide effort in the united states to anglicise all immigrants to the us this was carried out through methods including but not limited to mandating the teaching of american english and having all immigrants change their first and last names to english sounding names this movement was known as americanisation and is considered a subset of anglicisation due to english being the dominant language in the united states latin america edit this section is an excerpt from latin america united kingdom relations independence era after 1820 edit admiral thomas cochrane the 10th earl of dundonald mexico edit cornish miners introduced some of their cuisine in the 19th century mexico s proximity to the united states has also furthered its uptake of the english language particularly in the border regions 23 africa edit see also british diaspora in africa culture east africa edit in kenya christian missionaries played a significant role in advancing british culture though initially the colonial education system allowed for a more localised pedagogy in the aftermath of the mau mau rebellion the curriculum was revised to feature a greater emphasis on british culture and positive involvement in the region 24 southern africa edit south africa edit anglicisation came into greater effect after the anglo boer war when the british decided to inculcate afrikaner children in the english language and culture contesting prior dutch societal influences 25 west africa edit this section is an excerpt from british west africa historical jurisdiction edit a sketch of the town of bathurst the gambia published in 1824 british west africa was originally founded at the urging of the prominent abolitionist fowell buxton who felt that ending the atlantic slave trade required some level of british control of the coastline 26 development was solely based on modernization and autonomous educational systems were the first step to modernising indigenous culture cultures and interests of indigenous peoples were ignored a new social order as well as european influences within schools and libraries 27 and local traditions helped mould british west africa s culture the british west african colonial school curriculum helped play a role in this local elites developed with new values and philosophies who changed the overall cultural development 28 asia edit east asia edit china edit this section is an excerpt from culture of hong kong cultural identity edit after 156 years of rule as a separate british colony hong kong s political separation from the rest of the lingnan area has resulted in a unique local identity 29 elements of traditional cantonese culture combined with british influences have shaped every aspect of the territory including its law politics education languages cuisine and way of thinking it is for this reason that locals refer to themselves as hongkongers jyutping hoeng 1 gong 2 yan 4 traditional chinese 香港人 to distinguish themselves and their culture from that of the han chinese from mainland china the sense of hong kong people asserting their unique identity and nationality has increased over time this is due to the rising phenomena of conflicts between hong kongers and mainlanders 30 31 south asia edit see also cultural history of india colonial era bangladesh edit see also bhadralok india edit cricket is the most popular sport in south asia the local spirit of innovating under duress has led to gully street cricket 32 two centuries of imperial british influence saw india become the subject of intense discussions around the merit of westernisation and modernisation on an ancient unchanging culture in the decades after india s 1947 independence anglicisation actually became more apparent in some respects more people had learned english which now was more significant in its capacity as a world language and cricket was greatly popularised universal adult suffrage and higher levels of college attendance were also achieved 33 pakistan edit main article british influence in pakistan southeast asia edit singapore edit malay was singapore s lingua franca late into the colonial era until english started to predominate after singapore became independent from british rule it decided to keep english as its main language to maximise economic efficiency 34 failed verification better source needed various politicians associated with singapore s founding postcolonial period have measuredly praised british influences that they claim laid the foundation for the city to become more successful 35 36 west asia edit during the late colonial era british planners were preoccupied with combating growing anti western sentiments among arabs the instrumentalisation of the british council was seen as the best way to create stronger cultural ties 37 oceania edit australia edit see also australia united kingdom relations culture australians had very significant ties to the united kingdom until the mid 20th century with racial and historical ties cited as reasons to keep the relationship strong the breakup of the british empire then reoriented australia towards american influences 38 language edit linguistic anglicisation edit main article anglicisation linguistics linguistic anglicisation is the practice of modifying foreign words names and phrases to make them easier to spell pronounce or understand in english 1 2 the term commonly refers to the respelling of foreign words often to a more drastic degree than that implied in for example romanisation non english words may be anglicised by changing their form and or pronunciation to something more familiar to english speakers some foreign place names are commonly anglicised in english examples include the danish city københavn copenhagen the russian city of moskva moscow the swedish city of göteborg gothenburg the dutch city of den haag the hague the spanish city of sevilla seville the egyptian city of al qāhira cairo the german city of braunschweig brunswick and the italian city of firenze florence the indian city of kolkata was once anglicised as calcutta until the city chose to change its official name back to kolkata in 2001 anglicisation of words and names from indigenous languages occurred across the english speaking world in former parts of the british empire toponyms in particular have been affected by this process in the past the names of people from other language areas were anglicised to a higher extent than today this was the general rule for names of latin or classical greek origin today the anglicised name forms are often retained for the more well known persons like aristotle for aristoteles and hadrian or later hadrian for hadrianus during the time in which there were large influxes of immigrants from europe to the united states and united kingdom during the 19th and 20th centuries the names of many immigrants were never changed by immigration officials but only by personal choice dominance of anglo british english edit britishisms terms unique to british english have entered american english over the centuries and continuing to this day despite the modern global predominance of american english 39 globalisation and the increasing role of british journalists are cited as factors for this in the present day 40 englishisation edit this section is an excerpt from englishisation edit an amalgamation of the flags that represent the united states and the united kingdom the two countries at the forefront of spreading english across the world englishisation refers to the introduction of english language influences into other languages english as a world language has had a very significant impact on other languages with many languages borrowing words or grammar from english or forming calques based on english words 41 englishisation is often paired with the introduction of western culture into other cultures 42 and has resulted in a significant degree of code mixing of english with other languages as well as the appearance of new varieties of english 43 44 other languages have also synthesised new literary genres through their contact with english 45 and various forms of language play have emerged through this interaction 46 englishisation has also occurred in subtle ways because of the massive amount of english content that is translated into other languages 47 englishisation first happened on a worldwide scale because of the spread of the british empire and american cultural influence as the english language historically played a major role in the administration of britain s colonies and is highly relevant in the modern wave of globalisation 48 49 50 one of the reasons for englishisation is because other languages sometimes lacked vocabulary to talk about certain things such as modern technologies or scientific concepts 51 another reason is that english is often considered a prestige language which symbolises or improves the educatedness or status of a speaker 52 sports edit this section is an excerpt from history of sport the british empire and post colonial sports edit the influence of british sports and their codified rules began to spread across the world in the late 19th and early 20th centuries 53 a number of major teams elsewhere in the world still show these british origins in their names such as a c milan in italy grêmio foot ball porto alegrense in brazil and athletic bilbao in spain cricket became popular in several of the nations of the then british empire such as australia south africa and south asian nations such as india sri lanka and pakistan see also sport in british india today 90 of the sport s fans are in the subcontinent 54 with the game remaining popular in and 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