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contents: introduction chapter.i. the global language 1.1. the concept of a global language 1.2. the need for a global language to unite peoples chapter.ii. the historical context and the future of global english 2.1 origins of english language and sperated to america and canada 2.2 the rejection and future of english as a world language conclusion references introduction in my work i present a lively and factual account of the rise of english as a global language and explore the whys and wherefores of the history, current status and future potential of english as the international language of communication. english has been lauded as the most 'successful' language ever, with 1,500 million speakers worldwide; but my thesis avoids taking sides and tells the story in a measured but engaging way, backed by facts and figures. this work contains extra sections (on subjects including the linguistic features of new englishes, the …

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vein, with several major newspapers and magazines finding in the subject ofthe english language an apt symbol for the themes of globalization, diversification, progress and identity addressed in their special editions. television programmes and series, too, addressed the issue, and achieved world-wide audiences. certainly, by the turn of the century, the topic must have made contact with millions of popular intuitions at a level which had simply not existed a decade before. these are the kinds of statement which seem so obvious that most people would give them hardly a second thought. of course english is a global language, they would say. you hear it on television spoken by politicians from all over the world. wherever you travel, you see english signs and advertisements. whenever you enter a hotel or restaurant in a foreign city, they will under-stand english, and there will be an english menu. indeed, if there is …

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a special place within their communities, even though they may have few (or no) mother-tongue speakers. there are two main ways in which this can be done. firstly, a language can be made the official language of a country, to be used as a medium of communication in such domains as government, the law courts, the media, and the educational system. to get on in these societies, it is essential to master the official language as early in life as possible. such a language is often described as a 'second language', because it is seen as a complement to a per¬son's mother tongue, or 'first language'.4 the role of an official language is today best illustrated by english, which now has some kind of special status in over seventy countries, such as ghana, nigeria, india, singapore and vanuatu. (a complete list is given at the end of chapter 2.) this …

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in the process. in 1996, for example, english replaced french as the chief foreign language in schools in algeria (a former french colony). in reflecting on these observations, it is important to note that there are several ways in which a language can be official. it may be the sole official language of a country, or it may share this status with other languages. and it may have a 'semi-official' status, being used only in certain domains, or taking second place to other languages while still performing certain official roles. many countries formally acknowledge a language's status in their con¬stitution (e.g. india); some make no special mention of it (e.g. britain). in certain countries, the question of whether the special status should be legally recognized is a source of considerable controversy - notably, in the usa (see chapter 5). similarly, there is great variation in the reasons for choosing a …

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plistic interpretation. in particular, it is important to avoid interpreting the distinction between 'second' and 'foreign' language use as a difference in fluency or ability. although we might expect people from a country where english has some sort of official status to be more competent in the language than those where it has none, simply on grounds of greater exposure, it turns out that this is not always so. we should note, for example, the very high levels of fluency demonstrated by a wide range of speakers from the scandinavian countries and the netherlands. but we must also beware introducing too sharp a distinction between first-language speakers and the others, especially in a world where children are being born to parents who communicate with each other through a lingua franca learned as a foreign language. in the emirates a few years ago, for example, i met a couple - a …

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contents: introduction chapter.i. the global language 1.1. the concept of a global language 1.2. the need for a global language to unite peoples chapter.ii. the historical context and the future of global english 2.1 origins of english language and sperated to america and canada 2.2 the rejection and future of english as a world language conclusion references introduction in my work i present a lively and factual account of the rise of english as a global language and explore the whys and wherefores of the history, current status and future potential of english as the international language of communication. english has been lauded as the most 'successful' language ever, with 1,500 million speakers worldwide; but my thesis avoids taking sides …

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