English as a world
language
English has been
influenced by many languages of the world.
in return English has also influenced almost all languages of the world.
it is due to the development of English culture, trade and science. the major
reason is the dominance of America as a world power. so English claims for the
title of world language. it has demanded the status of international language.
It does not mean that
English will replace the mother tongue of people. it will become the second
language of people. to become world language English attempted the scientific
constriction as :
1)
Esperanto
2)
Novial
They proved artificial because language is
a living organism while such construction are static. it is desirable to select
a living language as an international expression. English becoming that lucky
language. English language has two major difficulties. they become hurdles in
the way of English as a world language. they are :
1) The vast and complex vocabulary
2)
The lack of relationship between spelling and pronunciation.
English has to
improve them to became a world language. the lovers of English have introduced
two method to settle his hurdles. they
are :
1)
Basic English
2)
Anglic English
1)
Basic English
Basic English was invent by C.K.Ogden.
he was a linguist. he tried it in several part of the world. in china , this
experiment was successful . British government has made it an official scheme.
basic English consist of 850 worlds. it’s aim is to express minimum think
necessary thoughts, simple international conversation and translation . a few
common international terms are added as hotel , radio…..etc… a few words like
/take/ and /give/ are dropped from 850 words. it has made English as easy
language to learn . it is a scientific selection. however it is not a natural
growth. it lacked the quality of language . it lacks the liveness of English. it
failed to interest people.
2)
Anglic English
Anglic English is supposed to help
foreigner in English spelling. it was introduced at first in Sweden . it was
invented by prof. R. E. Zachrisson. it avoids the unnatural of basic English.
it tries to simplify English spelling on phonetic lines. it does not take
revolutionary departure from tradition. it is not new but followed more scientifically.
English language changes
continuously. there are symbolic and ideographic spelling. before changes the
sound pattern the phonetic spelling seems outdated besides symbolic and ideographic a few
spelling depend on sound. so it is not worth trying. the pronunciation of the world
differs from land to land. sometimes the spelling are also different in various
parts. the experiment of anglic is not encouraging in other countries. in short
time Norway has changed its spelling
thrice . thus anglic is not accepted whole heartedly by the world.
Language is a medium of expression.
thought, feelings and ides are spontaneous. it is hard of adjust them in a
system of world. is it desirable for English to become a world medium. the
question and answer if any, concern more to the student of social sciences and
anthropology study of human be and less to the student of English language.
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