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English will remain a global language, strictly determined by if 'powerful' countries continue to use it. The existence of the language is strongly influenced by who in particular uses it.

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English will continue to exist as long as the larger nations continue to use it, which will make the smaller nations go ahead and continue to use English to be like and interact with the larger nations.

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Languages are driven in a way comparable to society and it is impossible to predict whether it will continue to be a global language in the future.

In the short term there will be little change but for the long term future, it is uncertain. (2 billion speakers)

Countries want global languages to happen so that they can communicate with each other

Scenario where American English will ultimately dominate all other varieties of English. There are already small changes, for example the pronunciation of ‘schedule’ in American and British English.

Also where lingua franca English does not become recognizable with one nation because national dialects create a mix with everything

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Power drives language. There is no reason to learn someone else’s language unless you want to improve your status, level of influence, etc. The most powerful nations in the world (USA, Britain) continue to use English and other nations want to be like them or sell them things. However, the prestige of English could diminish if other nations come into power.

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o   Think about the future of society when thinking about the future of language

§  Power drives language; there’s no reason to learn English that doesn’t include some sort of life quality advantage. How power changes will change our use of language

§  The global superpowers will determine what the Lingua Franca is

§  The dominant English will be the one that people come into contact with the most, and if they come into contact with many types of Englishes, then their English will reflect a combination of them

·       What details are used to build a compelling argument? Make a note of any interesting facts, statistics, anecdotes, quotations or word choices.

o   Latin used to be a Lingua Franca, and nobody thought that it would die out

o   The power of countries determines the Lingua Franca, e.g. China b/c of their growing economic and technological power, Spanish b/c it’s the fastest-growing language, etc.

o   400 million people speak Indian English; it’s not a minority by any standard, and so it has had influence on other Englishes, e.g. the present continuous tense, I think vs. I am thinking, I know vs. I am knowing, I remember vs. I am remembering. The Maccas slogan I’m lovin’ it

o    The impact of American English on other Englishes, e.g. encyclopedia vs encyclopaedia, “skedule” vs “shedule”, “I have just eaten” vs “I just ate”

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What type of English is the global language?
Scenario one

"Join the English speaking club — looking to most senior/establish members"

Speaking the English that you most often encounter — American English

E.g. in British English, you see the impact of American English (in spelling)

Spelling — encyclopaedia Vs encyclopedia

Pronunciation — shedule vs schedule

Grammar — I've just eaten (present perfect) Vs I just ate (past tense)

Lexicology — from British to American, pubs in NYC

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1.       American linguistic divergence, was caused when America wanted to diverge from the established imperial group.

2.       This is happening globally, Indian variants, Australian variants and other English variants are all developing distinctive forms

4.       Present continuous is becoming larger, whereas we used to have the present simple form. “I am loving it” “I love it” McDonald’s slogan is a present continuous form, whereas the present simple is diminishing n its use.

5.       Everybody is likely to adopt marginal differences and eventual adopt a universal lingua franca that is different from the commonly used variants

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English will still remain as long as the powerful nations continue to use it because power plays a large role in language .

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English will still exist as long as the larger nations continue to use it, which causes smaller nations to follow along and continue to use English in order to be like the bigger nations and interact with them.

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- Asking about the future of language is asking about the future of society and

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English will remain a global language if:
1. the nations with power remain to use English
2. the nations not in power want to be like the nations in power and communicate with them (trade, education etc)

We cannot know what the global language will be in the future as asking about future language is associated with asking about future society

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-English has evolved from the trends( McDonalds slogan)and is going to continue to evolve with the possibility that other languages are each going to contribute in a way and ultimately make English the Linga Franca everyone use
-        the powerful nations are the ones with the ability to determine

- American English dominate other English e.g. encyclopedia used in America influenced Britain who had used ae in the middle

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English has become powerful because of the British empire, imperialism and the industrial revolution

The language will stay in power as long as the people continue to use it

Would people continue to use current standardized English in the future or would there be a new linga franca?

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- power drives language (power of the people who speak it)
- english will continue to be global as long as powerful nations around the world continue to use it
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American English is what everyone will be speaking in the near future since that is what English people encounter most. American English is already affecting British English. In spelling: Encyclopaedia vs Encyclopedia. In pronunciation: shedule vs skedule. In grammar: I’ve just eaten vs I just ate.

Another alternative is that because of the fast movement of people and information, all the world Englishes could combine to be one Variety of English which is not culturally identifiable with any one place because it’s a mixture of everything.

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- Asking about the future of language is like asking about the future of society
- language is only global because of the power of the people who speak it
- English will only stay global if the most powerful nations continue to use English and other nations want to be like them
- One scenario that could happen is if American English becomes dominant (already affecting the spellings, pronounciations and grammar of British English)
- Another scenario is where lingua franca English becomes not culturally identifiable with any one nation as each national dialect contributes small bits and pieces)

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Will English still be a global language in the future?

-English will stay as a global language as long as the nations that are recognised as powerful in the world continues to use it
-The world wants a global language as countries want to be able to communicate with each other

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o   Language is global because of the power of the people who speak it (power dries language)

o   Global English is a new trend because countries want to talk to each other

o   Could Linga franca English be the new norm?

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Power always drives language – eg, British empire, American imperialism, industrial revolution,