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Will English Always Be the Global Language?
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Will English Always Be the Global Language?
British Empire
The article, “English Won't Dominate as World Language,”
“the Census Bureau reported last year that nearly one American in five speaks a language other than English at home,with Spanish leading, and Chinese growing fast.”
The Industrial Revolution
- 17th cetury spread the English language around the world.
- Language of Business and commerce
- English became the main language in many countries.
Impacted the spread of English by manufacturing and production of machinery.
"That world changing technology could arise out of nation where English is little spoken" (Wallraff).
Work Cited
“Will Chinese Replace English as the Global Language?"
“History of the English Language.” : The Spread of English across the Globe: Social,
Political and Cultural Factors. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Apr. 2016.
Wallraff, Barbara. “What Global Language?” The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company, n.d. Web. 11 Apr. 2016.
“Will Chinese Replace English as the Global Language?” VOA. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Apr. 2016.
Political, Cultural, and Economics of the USA.
The Media and Internet
Barbara Wallraff,
What Global Language
By 20th century the USA has emerged as an economic and political superpower ("The History of English").
English is the main language for communicating with people who has different dialects through media.
"English speakers now have lower birth rates,on average, than speakers of Hindi, Urdu, Arabic, and Spanish."
The countries began to come together in globalization, and they need to be able
to communicate
In fact, there are increasing numbers of bilingual and multilingual speakers, even within English-speaking countries.
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