In his 'Three Circles of English', Braj Kachru divides English-using countries into:

1. ACentral, Middle and Peripheral Circles
2. BPrimary, Secondary and Tertiary Circles
3. CInner, Outer and Expanding Circles
4. DInner, Middle and Outer Circles

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Correct answer: C. Inner, Outer and Expanding Circles

Explanation

Kachru (1985): the Inner Circle of native-speaker nations (UK, USA), the Outer Circle of postcolonial second-language users (India, Nigeria), and the Expanding Circle where English is a foreign language (China, Japan).