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English is one of the many languages that are very popular in Iceland after its mother tongue Icelandic. English language has captures the field of language in Iceland like it has done in many other countries around the world. English has proved itself to be really a world language and has considerable place in the language field of modern Iceland, too. Moreover, English or rather Old English is one of the languages from which the mother tongue of Iceland, Icelandic, has developed. That is why there are a number of words that are cognate in nature and have affinities in meaning in both English and Icelandic.
English is used very much in Iceland. This wide spread use of this important world language, English, has helped Iceland in many different fields. English is a very important language for every country that wants to expand its boundaries in several fields like communication, education, trade and commerce and several other fields. The extensive use of English through out Iceland has given it a good stand in the business transactions with countries like United Kingdom.
Englishhas a very important role to play in Iceland travel industry also. Iceland has a number of breath taking natural scenarios that attract many travelers. These travelers come from all over the world and most of these travelers need to interact in English. That is why English language has a very important part in making improvement of Iceland's travel industry also. Iceland has some language institutions as well where the students can learn English language.
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