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THE ROLE OF ENGLISH AS A GLOBAL LANGUAGE
Student
: YEOJU technical institute in Tashkent
BMA-33u Karimov Mohir
Annotation:
Meaning of a global language is a language spoken internationally and is learned by several
people as a second language. English is known to be the global language in that context. This article
explains English as a global language and its several features.
Key words:
dominance of English, cultural power, history, simplicity
Introduction
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There are arguments that languages have a strong link between dominance and cultural power.
The main factor that the languages exist is because of a powerful power-base, political and military or
economic. The language itself was derived from languages such as German, Latin, French and other
European countries. Linguists argue whether the simplicity of the English language is the main reason
for it becoming a global language.
Generally, difficulty level varies from person to person, and there are different factor involving
when a person is starting to learn a language. While learning another language, one can observe that
some languages appear to be more difficult than others. Some languages have many similarities in
pronunciation and words. For example, Greek has similarities with Italian. Then, there are languages
having rough pronunciation or spelling and are dissimilar to any other language, such as German.
English is a very effective language, and that it’s proved by the many native and non-native
speakers worldwide. Statistics show nearly a one-fourth of the world is already fluent or content in
English. Though, a number of native Chinese speakers are greater, Chinese is still not the global
language is because of its complicated letter system, grammar and spellings. Thus for ,a language to
become a global language has little to do with the number of native speakers.
Furthermore, English helps to express various meanings. It has a lot of words with different
meanings and different types of syntax, helping the speaker to express with great accuracy. Another
factor that makes English efficient is its compact letter system. It’s unlike Chinese with 10000 letter
writing system which is very difficult for most people. Moreover, the English language is very pho
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netic, rather than character-based. Hence it can help to describe the actual sounds of words or phrases.
A poor feature of the English language is, there could be words with similar sounds but with a
different meaning, which can confuse non-native speakers. Another difficulty in English is different
regions of native English speakers have their accent, which makes a non-native or a beginner learner
of the language, not to understand them clearly. Non-native speakers also have their specific accents.
Since English is so widely spoken, many have taken up English as their second language. En-
glish has allowed a common communication means between people of different backgrounds. Hence,
English has helped to diminish certain cultural barriers between nations. However, there are cultural
differences between countries and nations. In India, which has thousands of local languages, English
is used as the official language as a smooth communication mean.
In this age of globalization, countries like China, Japan and Russia, who have passionately sus-
tained and promoted their language, have today accepted the importance of the English language.
In India, English is an official language used to communicate between different states having
their language. It has become a medium of instruction in educational institutions. For higher educa-
tion (e.g. medicine, engineering), only English is used to teach.
English also opens doors in the academic world. Of course, if the best program in your field is
in an English-speaking country, English will give you the opportunity to study with the top scholars.
Western universities are attracting more and more visiting scholars, students and professors from all
around the world, and their common working language is English. As well as studying and teaching,
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attending international conferences and publishing in foreign journals are some of the key steps to
success in academia. In order to speak at these conferences or publish in these journals, excellent
English is essential.
Journalists and writers around the world are finding a good command of English to be an increas
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ingly useful skill. Even if you’re writing your articles and doing interviews in your own language,
with good English you can get background material from international wire services and papers and
magazines from around the world. You can interview foreign businessmen, diplomats and maybe
even get sent to cover overseas stories. Good English skills mean that you are not reliant on transla-
tors and can work faster and more accurately with English information sources.
If you want a travel in career, English is absolutely essential. As the international language of
aviation, pilots and cabin crew all need to speak English. Even if you’re not up in the air, speaking En-
glish accurately will ensure you are able to communicate with clients and suppliers all over the world.
So, what’s stopping you from learning this global language? With all the English resources avail-
able on the internet and so many other English speakers around the world to practice with, there’s
never been a better time to start learning English. Pick up a book, learn a few words, or even start a
course today and take your first steps towards becoming one of nearly 800 million English speakers
in the world.
Though English is an important language, we should never assume that its superior to other lan-
guages. Each nation should consider their language as being important to them. To sum up, English
can be regarded as a global language, but it cannot be considered superior to other languages. Every
single language has its special characteristics, ways of expression and it should be preserved and
celebrated.
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