Globalization Of The English Language

English has become the most widespread and powerful language on Earth. The imperial English Empire spread English across the globe; from America to Asia. English’s position in the world was cemented by US cultural and diplomatic dominance; evident in American movies, fast food, and clothing. English has proven it is not moving anywhere anytime soon, as English only grows in use over time. Thus a debate has arisen: Should English be the official Universal Language? On one hand, English can harm other cultures, international relations, and scientific development; however, English is very flexible and widely used, making it the perfect candidate for a global language.

Some people even believe that English is global language because 80% of the internet content uses the medium of English to communicate with the internet users and some other evidences. Although these arguments are valid, they don’t make English as the global language. In this article, Ms. Wallraff has responded to such people who are ignorant of the facts about universality of English language and have firm belief that English is

With the globalization, the English Language became the main language of the communication in the world. In this perspective, Dennis Baron discusses in his article Who Owns Global English” the omnipresence and the prevalence of the English in today’s society. For Dennis Baron, English has become the key success in the world platform.

John McWhorter’s “The Cosmopolitan Tongue: The Universality of English” argues against a widespread belief that the death of a language signifies the death of a culture (2009). Recently, many linguists and anthropologists have begun to worry that cultures are quickly disappearing because of the death of languages. In fact, it is estimated that of the 6,000 languages currently in use, only 600 will still be in use by the year 2109 (McWhorter, 2009, p. 247). McWhorter questions whether this is an issue that will negatively impact society. McWhorter makes a somewhat convincing argument that the death of a culture does not follow by the death of a language. While many examples are compelling, he relies heavily on reasoning and personal examples and fails to analyze why English as the world language would pose problems for those who do not speak it.

Nowadays, the roles of English around the world have changed rapidly. English only served as the first or the second language of certain countries some years ago. Recently, English has a new role as a language which is used as a means of communication between people with different

Those most responsible for English becoming the most dominant language in the Western Hemisphere were the earliest colonists. In the 17th century, colonists from England settled along the Atlantic coast bringing the English language with them. Since it was already a dominant language, settlers from other countries made significant contributions to the American language and became acculturated into the English society. During the 18th and 19th century, the American and England English were isolated by the Atlantic Ocean causing them to evolve independently. Transmissions over long distances would not be available for another hundred years and very few residences could visit during this time. The English’s from each country differs in three significant ways; vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.

wide status because of such reasons, it was not the language that was the cause but more the

A lingua franca refers to the language that is used to facilitate common language between people who may be having different start languages. English can be seen as a Lingua Franca of the modern society that has been extensively used in the areas such as the internet, Business and also other forms of international interaction (Dearden, 2014). In the past decades or perhaps centuries, the use of Latin and Greek as a lingua franca was evident as it was used by many scholars to facilitate their works. The use of the English as a lingua franca starts when Britain is colonizing most of their colonies such as French, Spain, and Portuguese. Several factors facilitate the distribution of English, and finally, it becomes a Lingua Franca.

This article focuses on primarily the English language and how it has evolved other languages. It is seen that mainly the English language is the core structure of other languages and is used to develop other languages. People today fear that English will become the primary language of the world in the future and it will cause the loss of different diverse cultures and the way people can express themselves in different languages. Humans find an excitement when it comes to having different languages because many cultures and languages have different phrases to express themselves and the thought of just speaking one language would make life dull.

Mr. Crystal starts his informational book about English as a Global Language by giving examples of how often we see the english language around our daily lives in the United States and other countries around the world. He proves this by saying, “Wherever you travel, you see English signs and advertisements. Whenever you enter a hotel or restaurant in a foreign city, they will understand English, and there will always be an English manu.” I personally think this is an awesome example of how English is a global language and it is a great way to get his audience to relate to his book. Crystal goes onto define global language as “ a language achieves a genuinely global status when it develops a special role that is

And semantic indeterminacy is the ether of attitude of language. It fills the interstices of our intentions and pervades accounts of presupposition, tense, fiction, translation, and especially, elusiveness. Language is primarily formed through the interaction of people. This interaction could be of any nature, but in today’s world when English is undoubtedly the universal language, external factors play a pivotal role in English language’s evolution. Therefore, it would be imperative to look at the influences of these factors on the English language. The English language of today reflects many centuries of development (Naomi 24). The political and social events that have in the course of English history so profoundly affected the English people in their national life have generally had a recognizable effect on their language. The Christianizing of Britain brought England into contact with Latin civilization and made significant additions to our vocabulary. The Scandinavian invasions resulted in a considerable mixture of the two races and their languages. The Norman Conquest made English for two centuries the language mainly of the lower classes, while the nobles and those associated with them used French on almost all occasions (Baugh 2). And when English once more regained supremacy as the language of all elements of the population, it greatly changed in both form and vocabulary from what it had been in the 11th century.

In contemporary society, there is an increasing number of people speaking English and there has been much discussion on the issue of whether English users are the victims of linguistic imperialism. Historically, English was regarded as a lingua franca and it has the same function nowadays (Kachru, 1985, cited in Jenkins, 2014). In addition, linguistic imperialism is related to English in this essay. Although English users could profit from the spread of English and ‘English linguistic imperialism’ indeed brings some advantages, some others still hold the view that English users are victims of this trend to some extent. This essay will demonstrate that in spite of the risks of speaking English cannot be ignored, there are also several benefits brought out by ‘English linguistic imperialism’. In other words, this essay will show that English users are not victims of English linguistic imperialism to some extent.

The Globalization of English has emerged as one of the most important topics in the past few decades, as the language gains extraordinary status among the “developed” and “developing” worlds. At the same time, there are obvious pros and cons to the penetration of worldwide cultures by an aggressive language. Without a doubt, the adoption of English by governments, lending institutions, transportation networks and stock exchanges produces efficiency and boosts profits, especially when combined with other trading advantages and the process of creating an interdependence between nations. The Globalization of English lowers the standing of [indigenous]p languages and actively disseminates foreign [western] values(Hasanen, M.M., AL-Kandari,

     “In the world were over seven thousand languages have exisisted, one language had become dominate. This dominant language is English.” “In the majority of countries throughout the world speak English as their second or first language, no longer just America or England.” English has taken many forms, American English, the Queen’s English, Australian, Canadian English, and several others. Even American English has taken several types of English, Jersey English, East Coast English, West Coast English, Southern English, slang English, and Ebonics. All of these languages have major variants between them, but are all of them are still understood aboard. Without English the world couldn’t operate,

Globalization is an inevitable issue in the world, which brings boundaries between the countries much more close. Because of the sophisticated technology, the mobility of local culture, music, knowledge and goods has enhanced. As we want to communicate with the other races of people, we shall use one language to be a bridge. Therefore, the English becomes a globalizing language because of its clear structure and format. Does the globalizing language good or bad for us? I believe that the answer should not be one-sided. The truth is, English as a globalizing language can bring us good for Economics and local culture. However, it also triggers some negative issues.