Linguistic imperialism occurs when the language of a large or dominant population or the language of power transfers to other people in the same or neighboring areas. There are many types of linguistic imperialism and many causes of it. Causes include immigration‚ conquest‚ trade and cultural superiority. The spread of religions that transcend local cultures and languages can also cause linguistic imperialism. Such changes in language can be forced or can take place through natural changes. Acts
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“Politics and the English language”‚ George Orwell managed to fulfill his purpose by making use of the different conventions of the composition’s genre. Orwell used his argumentative essay as a way to communicate his concern for the English language by making use of facts‚ evidence and a set of rules ‚which served as a way to improve one’s writing skills. As it is commonly required by argumentative essays‚ Orwell supported the composition’s purpose of showing the decay of the English language by exposing
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Discuss the positive and negative impacts of having English as global language Over the last decades English has played an important role around the world as common language for economic‚ education‚ scientific and entertainment exchange between nations and in particular between people. The positive aspect is that English language open doors in terms of global communication and business‚ because this language has become a powerful tool in terms of improving productivity and driving growth
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The English language has had an adventure in many respects‚ and has been very near extinction. The original language is undistinguishable from the language that we speak today. Although the language is very deeply rooted in the Latin language it has managed to retain much of its Germanic qualities. Today the language is about sixty percent Germanic and forty percent Romantic. The beginning of English started with the Scandinavian people when they landed in Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries A
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English as a global language English is spoken in most parts of the world‚ for instance in Great Britain‚ the USA‚ Canada‚ Australia‚ New Zealand and in many more countries. Moreover in African states English serves as main form of communication. English is‚ after the Chinese one‚ the language most people speak and it is the most popular second language and foreign language pupils learn in school. The English language is often named as a “killer language” that wipes out smaller languages
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History of the English Language English is an Anglo-Frisian language brought to Britain in the 5th Century AD by Germanic settlers from various parts of northwest Germany. The original Old English language was subsequently influenced by two successive waves of invasion. The first was by speakers of languages in the Scandinavian branch of the Germanic family‚ who colonised parts of Britain in the 8th and 9th centuries. The second wave was of the Normans in the 11th century‚ who spoke Norman (an
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English as a Global Language English is fast becoming the dominant means by which the world is able to communicate. It is being referred to as the global language as it is seen as a common means for interaction between different countries. This new phenomena can be seen in a positive light because the use of English as a common language brings efficiency and greater understanding. Growth and development are not tolerant of differences and English becomes a means for international expansion. Nonetheless
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AMALIEN SPEECH-THE IMPORTANCE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE -From: AiSya Humaira <aisya_humaira1996@yahoo.com.my> Subject: speech To: "sirrosdi@yahoo.com" <sirrosdi@yahoo.com> Date: Saturday‚ 21 January‚ 2012‚ 2:42 AM The Importance of English Language” A profoundly good morning to our honorable and respected principal‚ charismatic teachers and devoted fellow friends. In conjunction with the English Month‚ I‚ as the President of English Language Society‚ am glad to be given
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INTRODUCTION The English language is very important to know and to use in communication. It does give us the chance to communicate well with others. Knowing how to communicate using the English language will make our life easier and abundant. It is assured that English language give us the opportunity to connect and share different ideas and conversation with all the people. We are aware today that we are in a high technology generation‚ where we used computers and high technology gadgets and
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