What is meant by Anglophone cultures?

Answer 1

An anglophone is someone who speaks the English language natively or by adoption. As an adjective, it means English-speaking, whether referring to individuals, groups or places. As such, it is related to the Anglosphere, the group of countries that mainly speak English.

Answer 2

An anglophone is someone who speaks the English language natively or by adoption. As an adjective, it means English-speaking, whether referring to individuals, groups or places. As such, it is related to the Anglosphere, the group of countries that mainly speak English.

In a narrower sense, the notion of "Anglophone" reaches beyond the mere dictionary definition of "English-language speaker". The term specifically refers to people whose cultural background is primarily associated with English language, regardless of ethnic and geographical differences. The Anglophone culture beyond the "mother country" is the legacy of the British colonial empire.

Answer 3

"If the USA is not a Christian country, then does that also mean it's not an Anglophone country either?" Yes. "So does that also mean we're not Anglophone" Well, the users of this forum, given that it is English language exclusive, are all likely anglophones, however, there are plenty of american residents and citizens who are not. Just because you are a christian anglophile does not mean that the US is a christian anglophile country anymore than your buddhist mandarin speaking neighbor would make it a buddhist mandarin country.

Answer 4

an anglophone culture is a culture where the primary language is english

Answer 5

Cultures who speak English as a first language or as a lingua franca (unifying language, ie India)