Introducing another dimension to the English Language...
In this project I will be seeking an insight on how and why the English Language has impacted us globally throughout history. I want to discover how, as a nation, we were able to travel overseas and adopt new vocabulary whilst also keeping to its original patterns.
A Lingua Franca?
This language could not possibly be ignored. In 2001, English was defined as the most widely known foreign or second language. 43% of Europeans claiming they speak it in addition to their mother tongue and over 77% of Europeans who do not speak English as their first language, rating it as useful.
There is an immense sense of rich and developed culture within this tongue, increasing by 8,500 words on average a year.
We have a grammatical advantage compared to other languages!
It is not surprising that English is found in over 90 countries as the official or semi official language.
Within my main focus of this project I would like to dig deeper into the following questions...
1. How was English able to travel overseas and adopt new vocabulary and cultures but keep its original patterns?
2. Is this global mother tongue causing languages that may not have even been discovered yet, to be buried away and to become inaccessible and extinct?
3. Can anyone prove the reason of the extinction of certain languages to be purely through the influence of the growth and overpowering force of our forever moving language?
4. Or is there any way that a language death could be prevented... should they be protected or saved?
A Lingua Franca?
This language could not possibly be ignored. In 2001, English was defined as the most widely known foreign or second language. 43% of Europeans claiming they speak it in addition to their mother tongue and over 77% of Europeans who do not speak English as their first language, rating it as useful.
There is an immense sense of rich and developed culture within this tongue, increasing by 8,500 words on average a year.
We have a grammatical advantage compared to other languages!
It is not surprising that English is found in over 90 countries as the official or semi official language.
Within my main focus of this project I would like to dig deeper into the following questions...
1. How was English able to travel overseas and adopt new vocabulary and cultures but keep its original patterns?
2. Is this global mother tongue causing languages that may not have even been discovered yet, to be buried away and to become inaccessible and extinct?
3. Can anyone prove the reason of the extinction of certain languages to be purely through the influence of the growth and overpowering force of our forever moving language?
4. Or is there any way that a language death could be prevented... should they be protected or saved?
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