English as a Global Language
Marianas, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, St Kitts & Nevis, St
Lucia, St Vincent & Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon
Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago,
Tuvalu, Uganda, UK Islands (Channel Is, Man), US Virgin Islands, Vanuatu, Zambia,
Zimbabwe. [3, p. 61- 65 ]
1.7 Perspectives of English
There are a lot of speculations on the possible future of English, however lingingistic
history shows us that such speculations have to be made with precautions, remembering about
the fate of French and Latin. Several possibilities can be envisaged. A significant change in
the balance of power – whether political, economic, technological or cultural – could affect
the standing of other languages so that they become increasingly attractive, and begin to take
over functions currently assumed by English. Pressures arising out of the need to express
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