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Apr 19, 2024 · English language, a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family that is closely related to the Frisian, German, and Dutch languages. It originated in England and is the dominant language of the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand. It has become the world’s lingua franca.
May 2, 2021 · Abstract. The article presents an overview of modern research devoted to the study of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF); The relevance of the paper is due to the increasing tendency for cooperation in the spheres of diplomacy, business and education that necessitates the agents of global communication to use a universal tool for mutual comprehension.
Apr 6, 2018 · English is considered the lingua franca of international commerce (Komori-Glatz, 2018) as well as science (Suzina, 2021), medicine (Tweedie and Johnson, 2019), and, importantly, technology and the ...
Jan 22, 2015 · Abstract. This chapter examines the complexity and confusion that the term “global English” has generated in various literatures. The chapter considers the evolution, relevance, and utility of the constructs English as a lingua franca (ELF) and lingua franca English (LFE) described in the applied linguistics and world Englishes literatures.
Mar 13, 2017 · Those Golden Arches. Speaking of ever expanding industries, like aviation, franchising has contributed hugely to the growth of English, thanks to the desire of so many whose first language isn’t English to live the lives they see in their favourite (translated) TV shows and films. We challenge you to walk into a McDonalds anywhere in this ...
Nov 15, 2023 · Historically, the essential factor for the establishment of a global language is that it is spoken by those who wield power. Latin was the lingua franca of its time, although it was only ever a minority language within the Roman Empire as a whole. Crucially, though, it was the language of the powerful leaders and administrators and of the Roman ...
Apr 11, 2018 · Abstract. This chapter first examines the concept “lingua franca”, moving from an historical overview to the present status of English as a lingua franca (ELF). English as a lingua franca is today used in many domains across many different ethnic groups, nation states and regions, and it is steadily becoming more important as a default ...
