18. English as a global language |
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| English in the role of a Global Language: as Elucidated by Homer Simpson |
| ?English? Who needs that? I?m never going to England.?
-Homer Simpson from The Simpsons
Homer Simpson?s brief yet brilliant delve into an analysis of the English language might go unrecognized by some, but I feel it succinctly introduces some of the language?s most current, hot- debated questions. The |
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| Author: Vanessa Wolter |
| Date of Post: 2006-09-07 |
| English as the Global Language |
| The seed of a global language was planted several hundred years ago and has since rooted up in the form of English. During the 19th century, British economic predominance, which was a direct result of the Industrial Revolution, paved the way for a colonialism of |
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| Author: Stefan Martiyan |
| Date of Post: 2006-09-08 |
| English as a Global Language |
| Over the past several years, I have periodically come across newspaper reports, magazine articles, and television & radio discussions about the emergence of English as a universal language. I must admit, the idea of a single, universally spoken language did intrigue me. I |
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| Author: Stephen A. Lewis |
| Date of Post: 2006-09-08 |
| English As a ?Global? Language |
| The notion that English is a global language rests on fairly substantial ground since it is used officially and unofficially throughout the world. Linguist David Graddol estimates in a report to the British Council that ?500 million to one billion speak English now as |
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| Author: David Lee Babbs |
| Date of Post: 2006-10-05 |
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