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Apr 6, 2018 · The paper first tries to identify the areas of life where English already serves as a lingua franca in the world and those where the language faces sharp competition. The discussion goes on to show that the future advance of English will depend heavily on the motives to learn the other major languages in the world as well.
Aug 7, 2007 · The so-called ‘spread’ of English around the world has been associated historically with British and, latterly, American cultural imperialism. And yet, in the context of globalisation, English is now being reconstructed as a culturally-neutral lingua franca, a universal means of communication desired and appropriated by all users.
Mar 19, 2019 · The ‘power’ of English was initially based on political and military factors, most notably the expansion of the British Empire. ... The world’s lingua franca or second language is not ...
Oct 25, 2006 · This chapter seeks to question this well-established distinction by investigating what is in fact the most common use of English in Europe, namely English as a lingua franca (ELF). The chapter suggests a different way of conceptualizing the language in European contexts and provides an updated overview of empirical research into its lingua ...
Feb 16, 2015 · Also, the cause can't be the size of the British Empire: although it helped to spread the English language within the Empire, but only this wouldn't make the English language any more special than the French or Spanish. English becoming the one and only lingua franca started with the rapid spreading of computers and specially the internet.
Apr 25, 2017 · The British, until the beginning of the 20th century, and more recently the Americans, have emerged as the major sources of foreign influence throughout the globe. As a result of this, contemporary English is detached from any specific cultural identity; it is a tool which links different societies in an increasingly smaller world.
Oct 16, 2023 · When the United Kingdom became a colonial power, English was the lingua franca of the colonies of the British Empire. In the post-colonial period, some of the newly created nations which had many indigenous languages decided to continue using English as the lingua franca to avoid the political difficulties that had developed if one had decided ...