English as lingua franca
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English as lingua franca
- 1. ENGLISHASLINGUAFRANCA P R O F ª E S P. A N A L O U R D E S
- 2. Lingua Franca The term lingua franca was first used during the Middle Ages and described a language created as a combination of French and Italian that was developed by the Crusaders and tradesmen in the Mediterranean. Lingua franca basically means that a language commonly understood while communicating irrespective of your mother tongue. Refers to the teaching, learning, and use of English as a common means of communication (or contact language) for speakers of different native languages.
- 3. It has an important significance in a multilingual setting. English play a role of ‘‘bridging’’ among the two people, their ideas, views, cultures, traditions. It is also chain the two countries and nations. LinguaFrancaalsoknownas ‘‘linkinglanguage’’.
- 4. WhoIsEnglisha LinguaFranca For? English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) is English when it is used between two or more people who do not have the same first language.
- 6. Major technological advances in the 21st century have enabled instant global communication English as a lingua franca
- 7. ModernLinguaFranca Today, lingua franca play an important role in global communication as well. The official language of international air traffic control is English, while multilingual places like Asia and Africa define several unofficial lingua franca to facilitate easier communication between ethnic groups and regions.
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- , thus breaking the barriers of space and time between different locations on the planet. The world has turned into an interconnected global system, which requires a shared means of communication. English fulfills the need for a global lingua franca for it has spread to large areas of the world due to colonisation and the widespread teaching of English as a foreign language. in international trade and intercultural communication, native speakers of English are outnumbered by non-native speakers, which is a situation that is quite atypical for western European languages.[9] A consequence of this is a sense of ownership of the language which is shared by different communities. For instance, international communication via ELF has facilitated exchange between China and the rest of the world, thus sustaining international trade.[10] But once a language is appropriated by new communities, it is then adapted to their specific needs. Consequently, the English language is undergoing change, and this change is being brought about mostly by its non-native speakers.