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English Present and Future

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The importance of a language

The importance of English

English is used not only for business purposes, because its facilities and expansion it is reconocied such as the first language when travel, foreigners used it in different countries

English is one of the most spoken language worldwide, around 380 millions of people use it in the UK, EEUU and the British Empire

However it is not the most used by other countries such a native speakers

Chinese: 1.3 billions of people in China

Spanish: 330 millions of people

Portuguese: 180 millions of people

Russian: 175 millions of people

French: 80 millions of native speakers

German: 110 million of people

Italian: 65 million of people

A way to communicate between others in different contexts and express wants or needs, thoughts and feelings

Language gain importance according to the most powerful nations, if a great empire spoke English the villages near should know about it

But two populations can acquiere new meanings or words from others

English, German, French and Spanish are relevant because their connections worldwide so those are studied in other countries

Greek is studied because the modern civilization had preserved but it is now used to communicate to others

Growth and decay

Changes in living languages can be seen in the vocabulary

Changes in the pronunciation

For instance: In the old English Stan became into stone. Cu changed in cow

Existing words changed their meanings

A clear example is presented in Shakespeare literature, for instance: Foolish and rheumatism- Cold in the head

New words are added

When new words are adapted or modify new conditions it is consider as a phenomena in a language

Dead language can be described as step of changing in the history of a population because any language can change completly or be just a part of what is used to.

Old words die out

Old English

Classical Latin

It is considered dead because it had not changed in more than 2000 years

Influences at work on Language

English development was not only in British colonies neither America

The hundred years' war, the rise of the middle class, the renaissance, the science and literature contributed in the evolution of language

Some samples of other language developments are:

West African English

Caribbean English

Indian English

Different historical events affect language development

The roman christianization of Britain in 597 and the contact with latin civilization made changes in English language

The Scandinavian tribes and their expansion through the region made a mixture from different languages that shared roots or similar structures

The norman conquest made English split down into high class and lower class.

When English regained supremacy as the language of all population parts the vocabulary and structure had changed

Industry and technology is another affector in the language

The use of French affected the language because some Nobles and royal people used with English

English language as a cultural subject

Sociology of language

According to chronicler Henry Huntingdon

Throghout the last 1500 years of english

People need to communicate with others because the different needs

Sociology of language describe those relation between humanity, their need and factors of influence in language such as religion or behaviors

Tool to

Create

Poetry

Philosophy

Science

Conduct

Socio-political and cultural purposes

Medium to

Communicate

Thoughts

Feelings