David Crystal English As A Global Language Summary

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David crystal english as a global language summary. By giving a detailed picture as to how a language achieves its global status crystal is able to give his readers a better understanding of what a global language really is. Crystal begins english as a global language by asking what it means for a language to be global and what the advantages and disadvantages of having a global language are. In english as a global language david crystal gives a history of english as a developing and far reaching language in our world. According to linguist david crystal between the end of the reign of elizabeth i 1603 and the beginning of the reign of elizabeth ii 1952 this figure increased almost fiftyfold to around 250 million the cambridge encyclopedia of the english language 2003.

English rules is an actual example presenting to the world an uncomplicated scenario suggesting the universality of the language s spread and the likelihood of its continuation. English as a global language 2nd edition david crystal chapter 1 summary 2131 words 9 pages. Crystal begins english as a global language by asking what it means for a language to be global and what the advantages and disadvantages of having a global language are. He lists the main factors that led to the rise of english as a global language.

English as global language by david crystal 1. David crystal world authority on the english language presents a lively and factual account of the rise of english as a global language and explores the whys and wherefores of the history current status and future potential of english as the. Professor david crystal who has a worldwide reputation and written over 100 books brought together a wide range of experts and translators from all the eu institutions eager to learn more about the future of one of the most spoken languages worldwide but how many people actually speak english asked the professor the answer is always the same. He explains the growing dominance of the english language gracefully without straying too far from the realm of facts into the no man s land of opinions.

The strength of the british empire american imperialism the industrial revolution and global trade. To ask about the future of language is to ask about the future of society in this short lecture david crystal discusses the concept of global english. English is the global language a headline of this kind must have appeared in a thousand news papers and magazines in recent years. English as a global language by david crystalby.

In shakespeare s time the number of english speakers in the world is thought to have been between five and seven million. We have no idea. In three chapters he then traces the rise of english to that status.