And everyone else is stupid, learning English unconditionally.
Does English risk being replaced?
"And everyone else is stupid, learning English unconditionally."
What if an English-speaking person who knows no other language is poor, and has no way to learn how to speak another language? Does that make them stupid?
What if an English-speaking person who knows no other language is poor, and has no way to learn how to speak another language? Does that make them stupid?
if you use computer,you must know the 26 letter in this period.that's all.
"if you use computer,you must know the 26 letter in this period.that's all."
What does that have to do with anything?
What does that have to do with anything?
English is a rubbish language. It is bound to be replaced by the mightily rivaless Chinese!
"[English] is bound to be replaced by the mightily rivaless [sic] Chinese!"
Only if Chinese (or one of the Chinese languages) successfully internationalizes itself beyond ethnic Chinese speakers.
So far, it has entirely failed to do so.
Only if Chinese (or one of the Chinese languages) successfully internationalizes itself beyond ethnic Chinese speakers.
So far, it has entirely failed to do so.
>> Only if Chinese (or one of the Chinese languages) successfully internationalizes itself beyond ethnic Chinese speakers.
So far, it has entirely failed to do so.<<
Exactly. Chinese is only spoken by Chinese people. A German would not talk to a French person in Chinese. Although China has a huge population, there is virtually no internationalization of the Chinese culture or language. Here in the US, other than Chinese restaurants, you'll find absolutely no Chinese influence in language or culture except from Chinese immigrants. Other than influencing a few other Asian countries such as Japan and Corea, China has had very little effect on the rest of the world when it comes to language or *modern* culture.
So far, it has entirely failed to do so.<<
Exactly. Chinese is only spoken by Chinese people. A German would not talk to a French person in Chinese. Although China has a huge population, there is virtually no internationalization of the Chinese culture or language. Here in the US, other than Chinese restaurants, you'll find absolutely no Chinese influence in language or culture except from Chinese immigrants. Other than influencing a few other Asian countries such as Japan and Corea, China has had very little effect on the rest of the world when it comes to language or *modern* culture.
If not Chinese, then which language is most likely to replace English? Spanish stands a good chance.
Actually, I think the word "Korea" actually was spelt with a "C". The Japs changed (when Korea was a colony of Jap) it so that Korea would be seated after the Japs in International meetings(since in most international meetings they seat countries according to alphabetical order).
http://www.medeasin.com/coreaspelling.htm
http://www.medeasin.com/coreaspelling.htm
>> If not Chinese, then which language is most likely to replace English? Spanish stands a good chance. <<
No it doesn't. Again, the Spanish speaking countries do not exert a very powerful influence on other countries such as the US, or European countries other than Spain. Although the US has a very large hispanophone population, they are only the majority in areas in the Southwest. In most other areas of the country, they are far outnumbered by other groups, and thus exert no more of an influence than for example sinophones. Although many Anglophones in the US pick Spanish as their 2nd language of choice, usually what happens is that after a few years after they take it they are unable to speak more than a few words due to lack of use. Therefore until/unless a sizeable number of Anglophones decide to learn another language, English is not going to be replaced as the International lanugage for a very long time. Actually, what may happen is that English never dies out, but instead splits up into several mutually unintelligible dialects--sort of like what happened to Latin. Anyway, right now it's the Anglosphere countries that are exporting culture to the rest of the world, and I just don't see any other country that is exerting any significant amount of influence when it comes to culture. True, it seems like lately the Anglosphere countries are receiving a large amount of immigrants from other countries, but there is no single country/immigrant group that is affecting the Anglosphere countries more than the other countries/immigrant groups.
No it doesn't. Again, the Spanish speaking countries do not exert a very powerful influence on other countries such as the US, or European countries other than Spain. Although the US has a very large hispanophone population, they are only the majority in areas in the Southwest. In most other areas of the country, they are far outnumbered by other groups, and thus exert no more of an influence than for example sinophones. Although many Anglophones in the US pick Spanish as their 2nd language of choice, usually what happens is that after a few years after they take it they are unable to speak more than a few words due to lack of use. Therefore until/unless a sizeable number of Anglophones decide to learn another language, English is not going to be replaced as the International lanugage for a very long time. Actually, what may happen is that English never dies out, but instead splits up into several mutually unintelligible dialects--sort of like what happened to Latin. Anyway, right now it's the Anglosphere countries that are exporting culture to the rest of the world, and I just don't see any other country that is exerting any significant amount of influence when it comes to culture. True, it seems like lately the Anglosphere countries are receiving a large amount of immigrants from other countries, but there is no single country/immigrant group that is affecting the Anglosphere countries more than the other countries/immigrant groups.
Would the Anglosphere countries be forever the forerunners in the international arena?
>> Would the Anglosphere countries be forever the forerunners in the international arena? <<
Probably. No other countries have as good of an international presence. The Chinese certainly don't, and the Spanish don't. But even if they aren't always the forerunners in the international area, can you imagine people from these countries learning another language? Somehow I doubt it. Therefore people will always defer to the English language, because without it how would you communicate with English-speakers? In Spanish? Hardly. In Chinese? Hardly. Do you know how bad Chinese sounds without tones?
Probably. No other countries have as good of an international presence. The Chinese certainly don't, and the Spanish don't. But even if they aren't always the forerunners in the international area, can you imagine people from these countries learning another language? Somehow I doubt it. Therefore people will always defer to the English language, because without it how would you communicate with English-speakers? In Spanish? Hardly. In Chinese? Hardly. Do you know how bad Chinese sounds without tones?
"Would the Anglosphere countries be forever the forerunners in the international arena?"
Of course not - that's absurd. But I'd say count on it for the length of your lifetime at least .
Of course not - that's absurd. But I'd say count on it for the length of your lifetime at least .