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1. www.languageconnections.com › blog › how-the-englishHow the English Language Became the Global Lingua Franca

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   It wasn’t until the dissolution of the USSR, and the end of the Cold War, that English would secure itself as the bona fide international lingua franca. The English Language Today. English is unique in that it is the first truly global lingua franca. No other language has ever enjoyed the same degree of reach and assimilation.

2. www.nytimes.com › 2022/01/18 › booksHow the English Language Conquered the World

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   Jan 18, 2022 · The justifications for English — or any language — as a global lingua franca are based primarily in economic efficiency.

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   Why is English a lingua franca?

   • 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 language in many parts of Asia. As a lingua franca, English is also the first truly global language in history.

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   What is a global lingua franca?

   • Ulrich Ammon argues that a real global lingua franca “would have to be not just a variety of English but a language in its own right, though certainly one mainly based on English” (2010: 118). Ammon ( 2003: 33–34) proposes the term “globalish” for this new hybrid variety. 3. Evidence for the Status of English as an International Language

   “English,” the Global Lingua Franca? | Language Policy and Political

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   Will English become a dominant lingua franca?

   • For the foreseeable future English will remain the dominant global lingua franca (a language used by people with different native languages to communicate with each other), but the role it plays in the lives of individuals or in policies will begin to change. Numbers of learners will remain stable or rise in the next ten years.

   In our rapidly changing world what is the future of the English

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   When did English become an international lingua franca?

   • It wasn’t until the dissolution of the USSR, and the end of the Cold War, that English would secure itself as the bona fide international lingua franca. English is unique in that it is the first truly global lingua franca. No other language has ever enjoyed the same degree of reach and assimilation.

   How the English Language Became the Global Lingua Franca

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   Apr 18, 2023 · For the foreseeable future English will remain the dominant global lingua franca (a language used by people with different native languages to communicate with each other), but the role it plays in the lives of individuals or in policies will begin to change. Numbers of learners will remain stable or rise in the next ten years.

5. link.springer.com › chapter › 10The Impact of English as a Global Lingua Franca on ... - Springer

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   Apr 11, 2018 · 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 potential for harming local languages in Asia.

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7. www.nature.com › articles › s41599/024/02821-zEnglish language hegemony: retrospect and prospect - Nature

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   Feb 26, 2024 · In today’s globalized context, English is not only an essential tool for international discourse but also the premier foreign language in numerous countries, with its symbolic stature and...

8. academic.oup.com › book › 885912 “English,” the Global Lingua Franca? - Oxford Academic

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   Jan 22, 2015 · 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.

9. www.wsj.com › articles › english-language-linguaWhy English Flourishes as the Lingua Franca - WSJ

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   Dec 10, 2021 · The world uses English as a lingua franca because it makes sense for millions of people (“The Downside of English’s Dominance,” Review, Nov. 27). My grandfather in India mandated...