HISTORY OF ENGLISH AS A

GLOBAL LANGUAGE

Presented by Shaista Noor

QUESTIONS ARISES Arrival of language in sub-

continent Where did it came from ? How did it came from ? Its status and as Killer language English as global or how it

became as global Conclusion Information References

ARRIVAL OF LANGUAGE IN SUBCONTINENT

Sinha traces the history of the arrival of English language in the Subcontinent back in the late fifteenth century as he states: “The discovery of sea-route to India in 1498 by Vasco da Gama brought about new linguistic and literary associations with the West”

• . More realistically, Mahboob locates it in the sixteenth century stating: “English was first introduced in the Indo-Pak Subcontinent by the British in the 16th century” getting official recognition in 1835 through Macaulay’s minutes

• As it is obvious from these traces, it took English three centuries to hold the center stage in the linguistic diversity of the Subcontinent.

• “The introduction of English in India was slow and always beset with difficulties.

• As long as Portuguese stood in the way, English was spoken only in the area of its trade centers”

BRAJ KACHRU (1983)

DIVIDES THE PROCESS OF ITS ARRIVAL IN THREE PHASES

First phase: The missionaries: who started

arriving in India in the 17th century and opened many schools across the country. “It should be noted that during the earliest period the methodology of teaching and the language background of the teachers had great influence on SAE [South Asian English]”

Second Phase: The demand from the South Asian

Public: Raja Rammohun Roy is considered to be the earliest prominent figure from India to have demanded the English language to be taught in India during the first quarter of the 19th century.

“Perhaps this was one way for Hindus to show their concern about the domination of Persian or Arabic; or perhaps this was done essentially for socioeconomic and educational reasons” Kachru goes on to say: “Macaulay’s hand was considerably strengthened by a small group of Indians led by Raja Rammohun Roy, who preferred English to Indian languages for academic, scientific and other international reasons”

Third Phase: The Government Policy: This phase

seems to have started in 1787 when “the Court of Directors of the East India Company appreciated the efforts of the Mr. Swartz to establish two schools in Tanjore and Marwar for the children of soldiers. The diffusion of English in India grew as more and more publications and schooling systems were established in the English language.

HOW AND FROM WHERE IT COMES FROM

it is difficult to say exact time and place that when a language is born

There are always previous languages that gives some material contacts with other languages

The Anglo - Saxon give English its basic vocabulary and structures

Anglo - Saxon language is also known as OLD English and a primitive form of Modern English

Vikings old language also gives many word to English

Some basic everyday words came from old Norse For exampleSky LegTake Window CallChurch

When Britain become in power and begins its colonial expansion English become official language and imposed on the whole of GREAT BRITAIN and also taken to IRELAND. NORTH AMERICA was the first colony but later many more territories were incorporates to Empire

The expansion of language world wide meant CONTACT with other languages that gave more words to English e.g.TeaTornadoTattooPasta

ITS STATUS & AS KILLER initially the spread of English has been

considered as an economic opportunity, it has been seen as a destructive language too, regarding the linguistic and cultural diversity. 

 Authors say that the spread of English is responsible for the death of other languages.

It is obvious that in countries which has been colonized by the English and they now speak English, and English language has acted as a killer.

English language is in many countries as a co-official language or as a language of trade

English is not the direct cause of the language deaths in all the situations

GLOBAL LANGUAGE As global communication expands

throughout the world, so does the need for a global language. A language that is recognized and understood by people everywhere

In most countries around the globe the English language can be found in some form or another, whether it be an international news broadcast, such as CNN, or a Chicago Bulls tee-shirt.

It is estimated that "the number of native English speakers is 300 million to 450 million

More than one billion people are believed to speak some form of English

"English is the only language used in international air traffic control and is virtually the only language of a whole range of other activities from scientific research to pop music.

CONCLUSION English has different VARIATIONS in

every country( BRITISH, AMERICA, AUSTRALIAN…) and also more local dialects

AMERICAN is no doubt the predominant one(Television, Cinema, music and internet)

INTERESTING INFORMATION

The WWW is a global communication system

that you would expect to have a choice that in what language you want to view their sites.

There are many big international corporations, such as;

Master card

Visa

Sony

Coca-Cola

REFRENCES

http://historialenguainglesa.blogspot.com/2013/01/english-as-killer-language.html

English as a global language grace The History of English - English as a Glo

bal Language www.thehistoryofenglish.com English as a global language http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/students/

Wheaton/page2.htm