|
Rxas One way of predicting the future is t crocs o look back at the past. The global role English plays today as a lingua franca 鈥?used as a means of communication by speakers of different languages 鈥?has parallels in the L crocs de atin of pre-modern Europe. Having been spread by the success of the Roman Empire, Classical Latin was kept alive as a standard written medium throughout Europe long after the fall of Rome. But the Vulgar Latin used in speech continued to change, forming new dialects, which in time gave rise to the modern Romance languages: French, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian and Italian. Similar developments may be traced today in the use of English around the globe, especially in countries where it functions as a second language. New interlanguages are emerging, in which features of English are mingled with those of other native tongues and their pronunciations. Despite the Singaporean governments attempts to promote the use of Standard British English through the Speak Good English Movement, the mixed language known as Singlish remains the variety spoken on the street and in the home. Spanglish, a mixture of English and Spanish, is the native tongue of millions of speakers in the United States, suggesting that this variety is emerging as a language in its af1 own right. Meanwhile, the development of automatic translation software, such as Google Translate, will come to replace English as the preferred means of communication employed in the boardr Eoli Despite the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the UK has joined the United States in pausing its funding for the UN stanley fr refugee agency there.A growing number of cou stanley cups uk ntries have suspended their support, after the agency said it was investigating the possible involvement of its own staff in the October the 7th attacks on Israel.In the meantime, there been no let up stanley cup in the fighting inside the Palestinian territory.Share on FacebookShareShare on TwitterTweetShare on WhatsAppSendShare on WhatsAppSendShare on WhatsAppEmailLoad more share options |
|