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The Role of English in the 21st Century

Melvyn A. Hasman

1 The global spread of English over the last 4 years has been remarkable. (1) It is unparalleled in several ways: by the increasing number of users of the language; by its depth of penetration into societies; By its range of functions.

The role of English in the 21st century

Melvin A. Hasman

In the past 4 years, the spread of English in the world has attracted worldwide attention. This process is unprecedented in several aspects: the increase in the number of English speakers, the depth of English penetration in different societies, and the breadth of English functions.

2 Worldwide over 1.4 billion people live in countries where English has official status. One out of five of the world's population speaks so me English. And at present one in five -- over one billion people -- are learning English. Over 7% of the world's scientists read English. About 85% o f the world's mail is written is English. And 9% of all information in the world's electronic retrieval systems is stored in English. By 21, The number of people who speak English as a second or foreign language will exceed the number of native speakers. This trend will definitely affect the language.

More than 1.4 billion people in the world live in countries where English enjoys official status. One fifth of the world's population speaks English. At present, one fifth of people-more than one billion people-are learning English. More than 7% scientists all over the world read English. About 85% of the mail in the world is written in English. 9% information of various electronic retrieval systems in the world is stored in English. By 21, the number of people who use English as a second language or a foreign language will exceed that of native speakers. This trend will undoubtedly have an impact on English.

3 English is used for more purposes than ever before. Vocabularies, grammatical forms, and ways of speaking and writing have emerged influenced by technological and scientific developments, economics and management, literature and entertainment. (2)What began some 1,5 years ago as a crude language, Originally spoken by little known German Tributes Who Invaded England, Now covers the globe.

There are more purposes to use English than ever before. The evolution of English vocabulary, grammatical forms and ways of speaking and writing is deeply influenced by the development of science and technology, economic situation, management, literature and entertainment. About 15 years ago, English was just a vulgar language used by the little-known Germanic tribes who invaded England, but now it is all over the world.

4 When Mexican pilots land their airplanes in France, they and the ground controllers use English. When German physicists want to alert the international scientific community to new discoveries, they first publish their findings in English. When Japanese executives conduct business with Scandinavian businessmen, they negotiate in English. When pop singers write their songs, they often use English. When demonstrators want to alert the world to their problems, They display signs in English.

When the Mexican pilot landed the plane in France, he talked to the ground controller in English. When German physicists want to inform the international scientific community of new discoveries, they first publish their research results in English. When Japanese managers do business with Scandinavian businessmen, the two sides negotiate in English. Pop singers often use English when writing songs. If the demonstrators want to draw the world's attention to their problems, they will put up slogans written in English.

5 Three factors continue to contribute to this spread of English: English usage in science, technology and commerce; the ability to integrate vocabulary from other languages; There are three factors that continue to promote the spread of English: the application of English in science and technology and business; The ability of English to integrate words from other languages; Recognition of different English dialects.

6 In science, English replaced German after World War Ⅱ. (3)With this technical and scientific dominance came the beginning of overall dominance by the language, First in Europe and then globally.

In the field of science, English replaced German after World War II. With the establishment of its dominant position in the field of science and technology, English first became dominant in Europe and then in the world.

7 Today, the information age has replaced the industrial age and has compressed time and distance. This is transforming world economies from industrial product ion to information-based goods and services. Ignoring geography and borders, the information revolution is redefining our world. In less than 2 years, information processing, once limited to the printed work, has given way to computers and the Internet. Computer-aided communication is closing the gap between spoken and written English. It encourages more in Formal conversational language and a tolerance for diversity and individual style.

Today, the information age has replaced the industrial age and shortened the time and distance. This situation is changing the world economy from industrial production to information-based products and services. The information revolution is no longer limited by regions and national boundaries, and is redefining our world. In less than 2 years, the information processing that used to be limited to publications has given way to computers and the Internet. Communication with the help of computers is bridging the gap between spoken and written English. It encourages people to use more informal conversation language, and embraces diversity and personal style.

8 English, like many languages, uses a phonetic alphabet and fairly basic grammar. But most importantly, it has a large and extensive vocabulary, of which about 8% is foreign. It has borrowed and continues to borrow words from Spanish and French, Hebrew and Arabic, Hindi-Urdu and Bengali, Malay and Chinese, As well as languages from West Africa and Polynesia. This language characteristic makes it unique in history.

English uses phonetic letters and relatively basic grammar like many languages. But most importantly, it has a large and wide vocabulary, about 8% of which are foreign words. It has borrowed and continues to borrow various words from Spanish and French, Hebrew and Arabic, Indo-Urdu and Bengali, Malay and Chinese, as well as West Africa and Polynesia. This feature makes it a unique language in history.

9 Finally, no English language central authority guards the standards of the language, therefore, many dialects have developed: American, British, Canadian, Indian, and Australian, to name a few. There is no standard pronunciation. But within this diversity is a unity of grammar and one set of core vocabulary. Thus, Every country that speaks the language can introduce aspects of its own culture into the usage and vocal.

Finally, because there is no central authority of English language to maintain English standards, many dialects have been formed: American English, British English, Canadian English, Indian English and Australian English, which are just a few of them. English has no standard pronunciation. But there is a unified grammar and a set of core vocabulary in its diversity. In this way, every English-speaking country can integrate its own culture into English usage and vocabulary.

1 However, the future is unpredictable. There has never been a