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Jan 1, 2015 · Fund and the World Bank after the Breton Woods conference in 1944, all of which needed a lingua franca for communication. The most obvious choice was Engli sh .
English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) refers to “international English” used between and among speakers who are not part of what Braj Kachru calls the “ inner circle ” (Jenkins 160). For example, suppose a diplomat from Hungary meets with an Argentine businessman. The business speaks no Hungarian, and the ...
Apr 3, 2024 · 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 ...
May 26, 2016 · 2. This article refers to particular L1 users’ English similect (e.g. the Japanese English similect) as these people’s English (e.g. Japanese people’s English). This is because the term Japanese English and the like may give the misimpression that there is such a variety used in a national speech community.
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.
Aug 24, 2020 · It will not be long before Mandarin replaces English as the global lingua franca due to China’s economic and cultural growth. Mandarin is an economic necessity More people are learning Mandarin because they see the language as economically profitable or because they need the language to communicate with Chinese businesses.
