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

o   Could Linga franca English be the new norm?

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.

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?

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

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 

"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

§  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”

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