It is unquestionable that English today enjoy a significant status as the most worldwide spoken language. It becomes part of daily life of many people for many reasons: enjoyment, academic, economic, and other purposes. It is spoken throughout the world either as a first or second language, not only with English speakers, but with people of different first languages. Crystal (1994) describes its status as ‘global language’ where it started to have ‘a special role that is recognized in every country
Smith (1976) was one of the first people who defined the term “International Language”. According to him: “International Language is one which is used by people of different nations to communicate with each other” He made certain assertions that show the relation between culture and international language. His assumptions are: • It’s not necessary for a learner of an international language to adopt the cultural norms as well. • The ownership of the worldwide dialect gets to be denationalized. •
essay in English. In fact, I spend most of my time communicating with others, expressing myself, and learning new knowledge in English. Regardless of my race, I, similar to many people across the world, use English as a primary language in my daily life. Most will agree that English is the international language of the world. To this day, English has been the most widely spread language around the globe. It is the official language of over 50 countries and the third most spoken language worldwide
Birth of a Language I find written language significant. It allows the history of the progression to be understood by us hundreds of years later. English as we know it today experienced a complex history that was formed over hundreds of years and was a result of encountering multiple groups of people. These people either were regional and had different dialects or came from other parts of the world with a different language entirely. The written word has documented the development of English over time
Smith (1976) was one of the first people who defined the term “International Language”. According to him: “International Language is one which is used by people of different nations to communicate with each other” He made certain assertions that show the relation between culture and international language. His assumptions are: • It’s not necessary for a learner of an international language to adopt the cultural norms as well. • The ownership of the worldwide dialect gets to be denationalized. •
dominant position of English as a global language is undeniable. However, there has been an inconclusive debate about whether English will remain to be the main means of global communication in the foreseeable future. In my opinion, its great use in dominant fields and its characteristics will enable English to continue to be the global language. To begin, English cannot be easily replaced by any other language as the "lingua franca" because it has been the global language for a long time. Between
English is power “ Power to control” language is influential authority of the most powerful nation, “Latin is an Indo-European language. Have a genetic relationship of large numbers of similarities both in vocabulary and grammar with Greek, Russian, Dutch, Farsi, English and many other ancient languages.” It is the mother of all languages. It was spoken mainly in Rome and in the plain of Latium in the 6th or 7th century B.C. and carried around the world to be the language of the Civilization by
factor which continues to explain the world position of the English language today (much to the discomfiture of some in Britain who find the less of historical linguistic pre-eminence unpalatable). The USA has nearly 70 per cent of all English mother-tongue speakers in the world (excluding creole varieties). Such dominance, with its political/economic underpinnings, currently gives America a controlling interest in the way the language is likely to develop. (p.
After him a number of rulers took over and each of them brought something new to the empire which made Rome even more powerful and influential. Ancient Rome is the most influential to the modern world because they spread Christianity, Latin is the basis of the popular English language, and their advancement in math and science allowed new advancements to the world. Ancient Rome has an influence on the modern world because they expanded religion to a large amount of countries. Although many
to find that the the bewildering phrase is the same language that is being read right now: English. How this all came to be can be understood with a brief glance at the history of the language. The English language has experienced four major phases. They are Old English (Anglo-Saxon), Middle English, Early Modern English, and Modern English. Old English was the language spoken in England from about 500 to 1100. It is a Germanic language derived from a common Germanic which was originally spoken