English as a global language: Its historical past and its future
Organisation: IAIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya
Publish Date: February 2005
Country: Global
Sector: Globalisation
Method: Foresight
Theme: Futures
Type: Other publication
Language: English
Tags: English, Global languages, Lingua franca, Local languages, History, Future languages
When people of different backgrounds or cultures meet, they need to communicate using a particular language as a lingua franca. English is now a world lingua franca. Nowadays, English is used by people in almost every part of the world. What is interesting is how English become so widely spread. This paper describes the notion of English as a global language. The history of English is then depicted to understand the spread English in the world. Besides, the effect of the existence of the global language to the life of other languages is also discussed. Finally, this paper predicts the possible future of English.
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