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English fulfills the need for a global lingua franca, as it has spread to large areas of the world due to various factors such as: Spread of the Latin script ; Colonisation, mainly by the British Empire , [a] thereby making English into the language with the most countries recognizing it as an official language ;
Oct 28, 2014 · English as the Global Lingua Franca (EGLF) has become a means of universal communication not only between the native speakers of English and speakers of English as the second language, but also between people with different native languages.
- Vladimir M. Smokotin, Anna S. Alekseyenko, Galina I. Petrova
- 2014
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Feb 26, 2024 · Jie Zeng & Jianbu Yang. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications 11, Article number: 317 ( 2024 ) Cite this article. 2754 Accesses. 2 Altmetric. Metrics. Abstract. This paper explores the...
Apr 11, 2018 · As a lingua franca, English is also the first truly global language in history. And it is this unrivalled position of English today which has thrown up massive criticism – criticism directed at the assumption of the cultural neutrality of English as a lingua franca, at the elitist nature of English in many parts of the world, and at its ...
- Juliane House
- jhouse@fastmail.fm
- 2018
Nov 25, 2016 · The global spread of English as a lingua franca (ELF) can be viewed as providing an unprecedented opportunity for intercultural exchange. However, there have been concerns that the dominance of English may result in linguistic and cultural ‘imperialism’ by the Anglophone settings from which the language originates.
- Will Baker
- 2017
Jan 23, 2018 · Thus, EIL is viewed both as a type of English and as a way of using English. The purpose of this article is to (1) grapple with defining the construct of EIL and (2) elaborate on what this construct means for pedagogy. The article begins by discussing various terms and definitions associated with EIL and positing an alternative definition.
Jan 1, 2016 · Over the last century, English has been developing into the first truly global lingua franca . A lingua franca is most generally defined as a medium of communication among people who do not share a first language.
