Language creeping into other cultures
...ies as India, Kenya and more than 50 other territories. This was considered to be the second stage of the rise in the number English speakers. These countries that were colonized by Britain were linguistically affected and many other countries adopted English as a second language. In the 20th century English took on a global position. The reason for the expansion and supremacy of English are due to Britain’s colonisation of a number of countries in the 18th and 19th century and the appearance of America’s economic power of the 20th century. Spanish and Arabic are both an international languages, but nowhere near equal to English. Chinese could also be the next dominant language as there are a large number of people who speak Chinese in the Far East and of course due to its higher population. Movement: Many inventions and technology have been achieved by the English speakers, such as radio, television, computers, internet and telephone; these greatest inventions still continue to be an inspiration for all. A high percentage of people use English to communicate with others. All these developments have been sent over by the first world countries to other parts of the world. Internet is another major influence for the spread of English; it is used all over the world. It has been reported that 80% of the information which are stored in the computer are in English. The percentage of people using the computer and internet is rising highly. If other foreign countries would want to research through the internet then the English language must be used because 84.3% of home pages are in English. American television and films have remained important to the way English is recognised and perceived by the wider world, because, for example, of the national publicity of Hollywood films around the world English has been seen as a language of prestige. Many worldly events are also spoken in English, such as the Olympics, the Miss Universe competition and the largest broadcasting companies (BBC). English also gives much economic prosperity to Britain. This is because many businesses exchanges are conducted in English and if all the businesses were to speak in English then the native speakers will benefit the most in terms or economic growth as many business will be dealt with the Americans and the British people. Britain also attracts many third world business companies. This linguistic advantage has given English-speaking countries a higher chance in global market. There are also many British and American industries in many parts of the world. Products that are used in the dominant countries are forwarded to other countries. The relationship between the East and the West is increasing and more trading will occur, Changes: Knowledge is creeping in different ways into the other languages such as rap and instant messe...