Crystal begins English as a Global Language by asking what it means for a language to be global‚ and what the advantages and disadvantages of having a global language are. In three chapters he then traces the rise of English to that status. The first surveys the extent of its use around the world and briefly outlines the history of its spread. The second examines some nineteenth century ideas about the place of English in the world and the foundations for its success laid by the British Empire
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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 or a disadvantage
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English as a global language English has become the global language in the 20th century. It is the language of trade‚ diplomacy and the internet. However the increase in international languages‚ in particular English isolate smaller languages even within their own homelands. In other countries the languages that are supposed to unite the diverse country increasingly is becoming a second class languages. As it becomes more attractive to learn global languages so smaller languages become not worth
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agree that English is a global language? Do people know why they need a global language? Why do people all over the world learn English? Of course‚ English is a global language‚ but it does not mean everyone can speak English in the world‚ and it does not mean every country uses English as an official language. In 2009‚ English is the native language for one third of all people and on the first ranking that most people have spoken. (Weber‚ 1995‚ The World’s 10 most influential language.) People can
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said “English is the future.” He says that English will soon be the ‘lingua franca’ or common language. Many aspects contribute to the rise of English speakers around the world; they include the number of people who speak English and the visibility of those people through things such as media‚ tourism and business‚ the need for people around the world to be able to communicate in a common language and the common language that is spoken in politics. However‚ countries that do not speak English will
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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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English as a Global Language International English is the concept of the English language as a global means of communication in numerous dialects‚ and also the movement towards an international standard for the language. It is also referred to as Global English‚[1] World English‚ Common English‚ Continental English‚ or General English. Sometimes‚ these terms refer simply to the array of varieties of English spoken throughout the world. Sometimes‚ "international English" and the related terms above
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Nguyen Thanh Hai ITIU09090 English – the international language At the moment‚ about 2.000 million people speak Chinese as their mother tongue‚ whereas about 450 million speak English. As follow this criterion‚ Chinese must be the world’s global tongue. However‚ people all over the world like to use English as the second language rather than Chinese and currently English is becoming more and more popular as the international language. In my point of view‚ I agree with this opinion
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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 problem
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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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