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Darrell
-method of colonization: establishing schools which taught language and western culture to locals
-in colonial period, the area that now comprises the modern day state of Cameroon, was split between British and French control- time of independence
-linguistic genocide when people have been forced to drop their language or a language has come out of use
-creole language, pidgins

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English is regarded by many as the only world language. This is mostly due to English language being spread across the world by the British Empire.

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European colonisation drastically affected lives and cultures of indigenous people. They were required to adopt European language and forget their own. Other languages were then created like pidgins and creole, which later a hierarchy of language was made - Eg English being the best

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colonizers usually imposed their language onto the peoples they colonized, forbidding natives to speak their mother tongues, and forced their language on them

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Native speakers were punished if they didn’t adapt and speak with the new English Language. They were forced to be “modernised”.

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English influences communication worldwide by being the standard language for science, technology and other important fields thus making it seem more important than learning other languages. Globalization. English dominates communication globally and is vitally important for all teachers and native speakers of the English language.

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The article argues that globalization in regards the English language has been beneficial mostly for the upper class. Many people in poverty stricken countries can not afford to get enough education to be fully proficient in English. The article notes that this has a detrimental effect in the realm of science, while a unifying language might seem beneficial for science, it instead mostly creates barriers for entry into scientific fields.While many people see globalization as a positive thing, it is essentially inseparable from colonization. Often times tradition and culture are underplayed or erased in order keep up with the global order. The quote a from linguist (Okoth Okombo) best sums up the effect of this cultural loss: “The death of a language is like the burning of a library.”

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Most of the USA spoke English before the slave trade, with both England and US slave owners speaking English they could easily strip slaves of their language and dominate power over them. English was always seen as a language of power after colonisation and still is today because of the USA and The UK.
Black vernacular English was created in this time through slaves picking up parts of the English language and combining it with their mother tongue. Black vernacular English is a creole language and was created in order for slaves from different parts of Africa to communicate easier without slave owners knowing what they mean.

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Lucy- English language is a tool which has been created to link different societies in an increasingly smaller world. This means that people from all around the world tend to understand English.

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Lydia - whenever colonists found a new area of land, it would spread the English language. Anyone living on British territory was forces to speak English causing the language to spread

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Early Modern to Late Modern English-Great Britain and the United States.  America was invaded, and colonized by Great Britain and this formed the incorporations of Native American words into the English language (e.g. raccoon, skunk). Late Modern English focuses on words from the industrial revolution and the development of American English.

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Huzaifa

As the English dominated and conquered more and more land, the original native language of the newly found land under english rule became overthrown making way for The English Language.

As the colonial expansion progressed, the adventurers, soldiers, traders and merchants ensured the spread of the wnglish language

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The soldiers, adventurers and colonists who established the British Empire ensured the spread of English. Where migrants from Britain took over land, ousting the original inhabitants, the language of the territory became English. Commerce, science and technology, diplomacy, art, and formal education all contributed to English becoming the first truly global language. English also facilitated worldwide international communication.