It is undeniable that English is beginning to become a global language in most parts of the world by and large. It is spoken frequently especially in developed countries for instance The United States of America and The Republic of China. This is an inescapable process of globalisation. However‚ according to many experts in linguistics‚ English is dominating today’s modern world and thus‚ disregard mostly minority languages. Therefore‚ it is essential to consider both arguments including the history
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Disadvantages of English As A Global Language A widely accepted definition of global English which can be found at "www.reference.com" is "English as a global means of communication in numerous dialects‚ and also the movements towards an international standard for the language‚ it is also referred to as world English‚ common English or general English." In regard to history and why English developed into a global language‚ Crystal(1977) points out that the current status of English dominance is mainly
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Discuss the positive and negative impacts of having English as global language Over the last decades English has played an important role around the world as common language for economic‚ education‚ scientific and entertainment exchange between nations and in particular between people. The positive aspect is that English language open doors in terms of global communication and business‚ because this language has become a powerful tool in terms of improving productivity and driving growth
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ENGLISH AS A GLOBAL LANGUAGE: ITS HISTORICAL PAST AND ITS FUTURE Zuliati Rohmah Abstract: This paper discusses English as a global language. The description of its history is offered to enable us to detect the underlying motivation of spreading English world-wide. How English plays a role on the death of other languages is presented to make us aware of preserving our own language‚ while making use of English. The future of English is predicted to give us a direction to our activities in relation
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The Future of English as the Global Language Is Assured English is the first language for the people in the United States‚ United Kingdom‚ Australia‚ Ireland‚ and New Zealand. Also‚ English is the second language for many countries over the world. The English now is the first global language. The question is will English be the first language in future or not. Some people say no‚ but I think the English will be the first language for long time. The people‚ who said the English will not be the
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[pic] English as a Global Language – Debating the future of world English with references to Cristal‚ Phillipson and Reid. Introduction The aim of this essay is to explore the positions of Cristal‚ Phillipson and Reid and to consider how to address and how not to address the global language situation. There have been many different opinions expressed by academic linguistics as to weather the spread of one dominant language is an advantage
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in my mind on Globalization Of English. As we see the World most of the people speak english Some as their native language and some othe ras a second language and specially some learn english to connect or communicater with other people. So many people says it si an global language But It is not the worlds’ 1st highest spoken language.Its only 2nd highest spoken language. Now a question raises for me i think for others too “how can english language be the Global language ???” there raises the
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of the English language is occurring at an alarming rate. With the blending of cultures and religions and the advent of new technology‚ such as cellphones‚ and global messaging software‚ the basic core of the language is beginning to change. Slangs and shortened versions of words‚ are becoming universally accepted. Some of this is likely to be just trend or fashion‚ but with a new emphasis on speed and transfer of data‚ many of these new word forms will be permanent additions to the global dialect
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English as a Global Language English was first spoken in Medieval England‚ what we now know as England‚ by the Angles and the Saxons. At the end of the 16th century there was about 5-7 million people who talked English in England. English is now the language that is most widely used in the whole wide world. Except the United Kingdom‚ the United States‚ Canada‚ Ireland‚ Australia and New Zealand‚ there are a lot of Caribbean nations who use English as a first language too. I will show how and where
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UPG Quotes Notes: Do not put page numbers in your essay! You can use these ideas but not the wording. Pg Quote Explanation or Connection to Belonging or to the Role of Language 1 ‘like a chicken talking to a duck’ Expresses how silly communication sounds between speakers of two languages. 7 ‘all went to bed with clothes-hangers shoved in their mouths.’ Their wide grins reflect their joy at getting new things freely from the AU Gov. This helped them with basic needs and to adjust to
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