Did English achieve its world-wide status because of its linguistic features; in other words, because it is more logical, more expressive, simpler or perhaps has a more richer vocabulary than other languages? The answer to this question is no, English did not achieve its world- wide status because of such reasons, it was not the language that was the cause but more the people who spoke it, more accurately, discovered, conquered, traded, influenced and spread out their culture which their mother tongue belonged to. This culture and society was that of the British Empire. However, one contributing factor to the spread of English that is caused by the language itself, is its ability to inherit words from other languages and cultures, whilst also being able to vary from country to country whilst still maintaining its English title.
The British empire’s mother tongue is English, with this being the case, wherever the British empire travelled or expanded to, English would follow. A major example of this migration of
English away from the British Isles was the colonization of America. Before officially becoming the United States of America, English was the most commonly spoken language, so when the founders understood the importance of language for national Identity, English being the more common of the many languages that were being spoken during the time, was chosen. Afterwards, an act that would fully cement English as the USA’s national language, was the forbidding of any
There were many different dialects and languages within the native people and while thousands of languages were lost they did leave evidence of their society with these big and efficient cities they
English imperialism had many motivates some being political reasons. The major political motivates included gaining power, competing with other European countries, expanding territory, winning colonies and boosting national pride. Through colonization English gained power by gaining territories that would allow them to expand resources and strengthen their army. English would be able to compete with other European countries because they would obtain access to goods such as gold, animal pelts, crops and other textiles. The English would also expand their territory by discovering new land that would offer new opportunities to expand their textile industry.
The Federal Reserve System is the most powerful institution in the United States economy. Functioning as the central bank of the United States, acting as a regulator, the lender of last resort, and setting the nation’s monetary policy via the Federal Open Market Committee, there is no segment of the American economy unaffected by the Federal Reserve [endnoteRef:1]. This power becomes even more substantial in times of “unusual and exigent circumstances,” as Section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act gives authority to the Board of Governors to act unilaterally in lending and market making operations during financial crisis[endnoteRef:2]. As illustrated by their decision making in the aftermath of the 2007-2008 Great Recession,
The British Empire was continuously attempting to expand their kingdom and at the time recover from the
Encouraged by successful wars in the Americans, Africa, and India, English leaders imagined a new sort of empire. Instead of the freely governed commercial organization of the past, they
According to historian D. B. Quinn, there were three major reasons for England to expand to the New World: the supplementary economy, the complementary economy, and the emigration thesis. The supplementary economy meant that the New World could produce what England did but in greater quantities, this led to loss of work as people weren’t needed as much to produce things in England, therefore people were to result to crime to gain money; the complementary economy meant that the New World would provide merchandise that England could not produce; and the emigration thesis meant that some of the population in England which was heavily crowded, could move to the New World. How would this effect
America’s and the United Kingdom’s military might, economic status, diplomatic policies, and disaster relief programs have proven such power and influence in the world. The most prevalent evidence of their power however comes through the English language. According to Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 335 million people speak a form of the English language, representing 101 different countries. As powerful nations, Great Britain and the United states, have colonized and inhabited in numerous areas of the globe, bringing with them their culture and language. Although this may seem adventitious to the mother countries, native languages and cultures were neglected and often lost, with those possible
This caused further economic expansion and by 1600, the success of this mercantilism, merchant-oriented policies, helped to establish the foundation for overseas colonization. Thus, having a fine economic wealth, the English sent the merchant fleets to compete and challenge Spanish monopoly in the Western Hemisphere. This also helped the factor of growing nationalism among English people. Just like Spain at its prime, England had a strong morale and the pride for their country drove them to expand their empire.
English, trade, and the United States of America, all great things that came out of British imperialism. Although its reach left some wounds that are not completely healed, it also sparked the creation of key parts of the world we live in today. Overpopulation and economic struggles in Britain allowed people to start anew and birth things like democracy in lands far from home. English was established as the common language, which broke communication barriers and opened the door for trade and commerce. Railroads and new technologies were established in Africa, who was stuck in the stone ages. Our world evolved through the struggles of imperialism, and these changes kick started many new ideas and ventures that have made the world what it is
The countries of the world during this era began to get together in international organizations and start to communicate. However, it was difficult to run multilingual operations and therefore they decided to use the English language in their international interactions.
Robert MacNeil, a writer of many great historical articles, was once, a journalist and news anchor. In his article, “English Belongs to Everybody”, MacNeil responds to the fear of many Americans who believe that Spanish will soon sweep over English. He argues that English can not be diluted by any other language as “it has prospered and grown because it was able to accept and absorb changes,”
The expansion of the English was considered to be of several reasons. One being that of the civil war in England and another for pure power. I believe the main reason is what most things are related to and that is money. The war over power in England left some of the people with the desire to be ruled by a republic government and not a king. This caused the English to establish even more control over the people and caused some to resist even more. Furthermore the English settlements began to establish proprietary colonies and this was the main reason for the British expansion in the Americas.
The beginning of the English empire in the New World would begin with the colony of Jamestown. The Virginia Company received a charter from King James I for a settlement in the New World. The Virginia Company sent three ships to the New World, and when they arrived attacks from the American Indians would begin. John
The English Language has been in existence for many years. This is thanks to many early conquers who spoke the language. As a result, today English is used by “at least one out of every seven human beings around on the globe” (Lederer 216). With that many speakers, the reality in Lederer’s words that “half of the world’s
While many of these of the types of English vary as much as American and British English, it is still understood around the world. Without there being English many of the Presidents, dictators, tyrants, and terrorist couldn’t understand each other. At all of their meeting there would have to be someone that spoke all of the languages that the members of the meeting spoke, or several translators which would make the it even more difficult.