Cor Blimey! How our glorious English language conquered the bloomin'...

The Daily Mail (London, England);  September 30, 2002 ;     700+ words ......ever-increasing millions with English as a second language are included, it may...course, when we say that English is now the global language, we really mean American...that all those users of English as a second language have bastardised the...

A world empire by other means - The triumph of English; The English...

The Economist (US);  December 22, 2001 ;     700+ words ......is now the global language. How come? Not because English is easy. True, genders...enough. Even everyday English is a language of subtlety, nuance...core meaning. As a language with many origins...Celtic and so on--English was bound to be...

ASIA-COMMUNICATION: ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUIRES AN ASIAN ACCENT

Inter Press Service English News Wire;  August 21, 1995 ;     700+ words ......Asians are rediscovering the English language and brushing up on a vital tool...competitiveness. Until decades ago the English language was viewed warily by former...impossible to translate into local languages. English is also a must for surfing the...

THE TYPO-INFESTED E-MAILS WILL NOT RUIN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.(Editorial)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  January 2, 2000 ;     700+ words ......some guesses. English will not drive other languages to extinction...convenience of English trades off against...in the local language, as we see in...programming in other languages. Regional accents...will persist. English speakers will...

PASSING COMMENT: Let us learn a brand new language in World English

Scotland on Sunday;  April 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......their latest conference on the English language much touted by Today and Jeremy...the confusing nature of the English language; he once tried to launch a...Welcome therefore to a new language: World English. Each delegate is given the...

Beowulf: The English Language

Monarch Notes;      700+ words ......Monarch Notes 01-01-1963 The English Language Introduction: It is acceptable...as Englisc. The Anglo-Saxon Language: Old English, which refers to the language...about 1100. In our study of Old English language and literature, we are concerned...

[ENGLISH: THE WORLD'S FIRST GLOBAL LANGUAGE]

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  April 9, 2000 ;     700+ words ......spawned what he called English, a language that has raced around...becoming the first global language. The second part - English in action: people and...the population of China. English is an official language in more than 75 countries...

Share of native English speakers declining; In the future people will be...

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  February 28, 2004 ;     700+ words ......people speaking more than one language, with English no longer seen as likely to...Even as it grows as a second language, English may still not ever be the most...are learning it as a second language. English has become the dominant language...

English As World Language Said Outdated

AP Online;  February 26, 2004 ;     700+ words ......people speaking more than one language, with English no longer seen as likely to...Even as it grows as a second language, English may still not ever be the most...are learning it as a second language. English has become the dominant language...

English Said No Longer Dominant Language

AP Online;  February 26, 2004 ;     700+ words ......people speaking more than one language, with English no longer seen as likely to...Even as it grows as a second language, English may still not ever be the most...are learning it as a second language. English has become the dominant language...

Our shared language: National anthem should be sung in English only

Charleston Gazette;  May 9, 2006 ;     700+ words ......tongue but the language for which it was intended, English, is not only wrong...common. Our shared language unites us. In fact, English is the language of commerce and...does not unite us. English is our common language. With it, we teach...

Mark my words... the English had better mind their language

Yorkshire Post;  March 19, 2007 ;     700+ words ......are speaking it, but is the English language under threat? Sarah Freeman reports. The English language has no shortage of dedicated...about its own business. "The English language is spoken the world over," says...

A 'glorious mongrel.' (the English language)(Cover Story)(Column)

U.S. News & World Report;  September 25, 1995 ;     700+ words ......lofty mission--to keep the English language pure. The Continental Congress...belt for her birthday. The English language, as Carl Sandburg once observed...precision have helped make English the foremost language of science, diplomacy and...

Whither English? Language shifts with cultural changes.(LIFE - SCIENCE &...

The Washington Times;  September 16, 2004 ;     700+ words ......we're trying to understand language. The English language is a progressively altered...back to the origin of language itself - and English continues to evolve. The...to 750,000 words in the English language can reveal the values...

Whither English?: Language Shifts With Cultural Changes.

World and I;  November 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......we're trying to understand language. The English language is a progressively altered...way back to the origin of language itself--and English continues to evolve. The...to 750,000 words in the English language can reveal the values of...