English as a Threat to Other Languages

Essay # 9989

Economics > International
English
Linguistics

A paper which examines the economic reasons for the spread of the English language and the effect that this trend has on society.

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Paper Summary:

This paper covers the influx of English into most countries as the language of economics and commerce. The paper discusses the general fear that English could overwhelm most native tongues. The paper includes a graph of European language preferences from the Eurobarometer.

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"Linguistics is the study of language. The world serves as a unique model for linguists due to the variety of methods of communication, whether spoken or not: sign language, isolated dialects, click languages, pidgins- they all offer a different vocabulary, system of grammar, and pronunciation. However the variety of the world's languages is being threatened, by a language that borrows from most of the Romance and Germanic languages of Europe: English."

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APA Citation:

English as a Threat to Other Languages (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-English-as-a-Threat-to-Other-Languages/9989

MLA Citation:

"English as a Threat to Other Languages" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-English-as-a-Threat-to-Other-Languages/9989>