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English: Language of the World

by Arjuna
***English is not a mere link language in the Commonwealth states. It has taken deeper meaning, often gaining acceptance as a cultural heritage akin to their own customs and traditions.
A British writer named Michael Wynne-Parker has written a book entitled "Bridge Over Troubled Water' and it is all about the English language and its impact among sharply divergent, sometimes hostile people in many parts of the world.
It is very readable and contains anecdotes and quotations as well as historical insights concerning the language dating back a hundred years ago.
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left our shores, our affection for it will remain undiminished. And we shall go ourselves. and send our youth, to the sources from which it springs and bring back with us the beauties enshrined in it."
'Bridge Over Troubled Water" is vpry readable, laced with anecdotes and quotations and gives you an insight into the history of the last 100 years. The author writes about his life and how he became involved as president of the Council of the English-Speaking Union of South Asia
He adds that with the revolutionary changes in Eastern Europe and Russian being no longer a compulsory second language, many people in countries like Poland. Hungary and Czechoslovakia would adopt English as a second language. They would soon be looking for teachers of English.
He likewise told me that ESU teaches English free to those who cannot pay. It has its own textbooks and adopts the Kalan system of teaching — partly written, partly spoken. He is confident within 90
English language has in the states and countries of the old British Empire, though the Empire had long been cast away from these places.
He said it has become the language of communication between Hindus and Muslims. Chinese and Malays and Sinhalese and Tamils, among other peoples.
In (act. he added. English is not a mere link language in these Commonwealth states. It has taken a deeper meaning, often gaining acceptance as a cultural heritage akin to their own customs and traditions.
Muik Raj Anand, an Indian savant, has this to say : The real English we know was never the language of our conquerors. for it is not they who cherished or brought it into our lives: no, it was the language we ourselves took from the heart of England, not as an act of submission but through genuine love of the graces. And after the last Englishman has
and governor of the English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth (ESU) "at the grassroots' as chairman of the Norfolk branch: of the life and exciting times of the founder of the ESU. Sir Evelyn Wrench: his own interest in Sapphires which originally brought him to Srl Lanka and the establishment of an ESU branch tn that enchanting land.
Wynne-Parker, who was in Colombo recently for the opening of the ESU's South Asian headquarters, told me the English language today belongs to the world. It is the language of commerce and the language of travel.
With Britain's entry into Europe, he foresees an "English-Speaking Union of Europe." There are already ESUs In France, the Federal Republic of Germany and Finland There are ESU branches in the USA and soon Japan will have one.
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His book records that 400 million human beings learn English as babies and 1.36 billion live in countries tn which English is the first language of choice. Consequently, almost half of all the commercial deals conducted tn this overpopulated world are conducted in English. "Korean executives tn Bangkok doing deals with Italian executives use English." \ The book further notes : "More inhabitants of the Chinese mainland are today learning English than the entire population of the United States. Why ? Is it just because Britain and America together create such ’a vast pool of potential profit?
"In fact there are other reasons. Eighty per cent of the world's information stored in computers is in English There is no arguing with computers."
— Depthneus Asia