What is the future of the English language?
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What is the future of the English language?
The language has continuously taken on new characteristics mainly derived from the fact that the majority of the English speaking population is not native to it. By 2020 it has been predicted that only 15\% of the English speaking population will be native English speakers. This has never been lost on linguists.
Which language will be most spoken in future?
The latest projection is that French will be spoken by 750 million people by 2050. A study by investment bank Natixis even suggests that by that time, French could be the most-spoken language in the world, ahead of English and even Mandarin.
What language has the biggest impact on English vocabulary?
The English Language Today And the story of English is quite fascinating and complex, don’t you think? From its start in a jumble of West Germanic dialects to its role today as a global language, English has certainly risen to become the most influential language in the modern world.
Will there be an English fragment in the future?
The answer is definitely ‘No, English will not fragment’ and this has to do with the global status of English. Key words: rejection of English, varieties of English, Euro-English, New Englishes, the global status of English. And the question arises: ‘What kind of development could impede the future growth of English?
Will English dialects become languages?
They’re mutually intelligible. However, some “dialects” of Chinese are completely different from the “mother language” spoken in China yet aren’t adorned with the title “language” – they’re merely dialects according to official Chinese records.
Why English is the most important language in the world?
1. English is the Language of International Communication. Although English is not the most spoken language in the world, it is the official language in 53 countries and is spoken as a first language by around 400 million people worldwide. But that’s not all, it is also the most common second language in the world.
What two languages has the most impact on the English language?
From the pie chart below, you can see that French and Latin have influenced UK English the most (29\%) followed by Germanic languages such as Norse and Dutch (26\%). In this blog we will look at the Germanic languages and how they have influenced modern day English.