English‚ a Global Language English has become an international‚ global language. It has pushed itself into almost all of the languages on the globe. Where is it that no one understands " Okay"‚ or doesn’t know what a "computer" or a "hi-fi"‚ or a "CD" is? English is the language that is studied by the highest percentage of European students‚ 60‚3%‚ with French at only 30‚4%‚ German at 5‚2 % and Spanish at 3.5%. A question that many people are asking is: why has English become the global language of today
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English as a global language – 2nd edition – David Crystal Chapter 1 summary In why a Global Language‚ author David Crystal explains what a global language is‚ how English has become the global language of today‚ and also why it is important for the world to have a global language. The article begins with David Crystal going explaining how English is the global language today. He explains how English is everywhere‚ it can be found all around the world‚ even headlines in other countries
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Questions on David Crystal’s article “2b or Not 2b?” 1. David Crystal begins his article with some strong “they say” arguments‚ quoting writers who argue that text messaging is destroying the English language. At what point in the article do you begin to see that his own perspective is very different from that of such critics? - Crystal’s perspective on texting is displayed many times throughout different paragraphs in the article. In paragraph six Crystal states “texting has added a new dimension
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Summary of Why a Global Language In why a Global Language‚ author David Crystal explains what a global language is‚ how English has become the global language of today‚ and also why it is important for the world to have a global language. The article begins with David Crystal going explaining how English is the global language today. He explains how English is everywhere‚ it can be found all around the world‚ even headlines in other countries are written in English. From here David switches
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Rylee Kay Jamie McBeth-Smith English 1010-053 9/16/14 “2b or Not 2b” by David Crystal Is texting making our language worse or is it improving it? David Crystal‚ “a professor at the University of Wales and is known for his work in English language studies and linguistics” (335)‚ writes about how many people think that texting is destroying our language‚ but Crystal believes that texting can improve children’s ability to read and write‚ he also writes that texting may add a new dimension to communication
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2013 E2 English is the most volatile language of all the languages. Something new and spicy is constantly being added to this mixture in this large cauldron. First‚ the Anglo-Frisian dialects started brewing this potion‚ and since then‚ every generation has contributed something new to the potion and used it in their time and passed it on to the future generations. Today‚ we have taken a part of this and started brewing another potion called “The language of texting”. Unlike English‚ we extract
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As stated in the article‚ “2b or Not 2b” by David Crystal‚ some people believe that texting is not a natural form of communication and that it is wrecking our language. Although some people may agree with this idea‚ studies have challenged this opinion. Rather than fearing the consequences of texting‚ people should embrace this evolution and understand that this new form of communication may actually have benefits on literacy. This author once stated‚ “there is no evidence that texting teaches people
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of all that is considered holy and well of the English language with its mess of letters‚ unpunctuated and lacking structure. Fueled on by media and a scholarly few‚ the idea took root that texting is a show of immaturity and illiteracy. The article “2b or Not 2b?” written by Professor David Crystal goes against this idea and tries its hand at tearing the stereotype apart. He explains that texting has created no new evil to the English language; abbreviated speech is not a stranger to the world in
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today? How dependent on technology have people become? How long have people been effected by their dependence on technology? Are there any solutions to these problems? Two individuals that assess these everlasting effects are David Crystal and Tiffany Shlain. David Crystal addresses the various negative and the few positive impacts that are brought alongside
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English as a Global Language The phenomenal rise in use of English has mainly taken place over the last two decades. English has reached high status world-wide because of several factors; as the mother tongue of millions of people all over the world‚ as the language that millions of children learn at school and the language that is used in international relations‚ for global communication and as the major media language. The importance of a global language has become major‚ in some contexts
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