TRACING THE ROOTS OF ENGLISH AS AN INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE
Journal Title: The Journal of International Social Research - Year 2016, Vol 9, Issue 44
Abstract
English language has gained an international statue through the developments in the 20th century. The political and economic power of USA, globalising conditions of the world and developing technology may be ranked as primary reasons for this international statue of English language. In this regard, this study intends to search for the factors leading English language to gain this statue. Thinking about the broad region ranging from USA, Canada, Australia and the UK, where English is spoken as mother tongue, to India, Nigeria, Bangladesh and Kenya, where English is spoken as asecond language, one can realise the diversity of English language. If the regions, where English is spoken as aforeign language, are considered, the half of the world population deals with the English language to a certain extent. Although this spread may be investigated through aforementioned reasons, the technological developments and globalising world conditions may be prioritised as principal reasons for this situation. David Crystal summarises the international statue of English language with the following words: English was in the right place at the right time to gain this statue. However, this widespread utilisation of English language threatens some languages and cause them to face extinction. In this manner, this study draws attention to this ignored effect of English language.
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Onur TOPALOĞLU
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